Lafourche Parish sheriff’s officers arrested Disheekia McDowell and Jada McDowell for one count each of domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and second-degree cruelty to juveniles.
According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, an argument escalated and became physical between Disheekia McDowell and Jada McDowell at a residence on Karla Drive.
Investigators say both women used household objects to strike each other during the fight.
Jada McDowell picked up her infant daughter and continued fighting with her mother.
The infant child was injured at some point during the altercation and was transported to a local hospital.
It was determined that the infant suffered a skull fracture.
Both women were booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex.
Bail for Disheekia McDowell is set at $160,000, and bail for Jada McDowell is set at $105,000.
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