Shocking footage as Francesca Sanon is attacked by her mother and boyfriend while holding her two-month-old baby. The infant received injuries that required surgery when his mother fell
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NASSAU-Domestic abuse victim Francesca Sanon has nowhere to go.
The 21-year-old mother-of-two is homeless after a vicious attack that left her newborn in hospital with an eye infection and fluid in his lungs.
Sanon had the baby in her arms when her boyfriend, Jeffrey Lubin, 24, and mother, Ronsa Noel, 52, attacked her at the Cowpen Road Haitian Village on June 7.
She fell on top of the infant during the assault and he received facial injuries that required surgery. Sanon’s two-year-old son also fell as Noel struck and bit her daughter. Luckily, he wasn’t seriously hurt.
Sanon told Bahamas Court News that the baby could be released from hospital this week. However, her present living conditions are less than ideal for a convalescing child.
A friend gave her a place to stay after the attack. She’s grateful for the help, but the place has no electricity or running water.
Sanon said, “I just want somewhere comfortable for the children.”
She had previously lived with Lubin. But Sanon sought refuge at her mother’s place after they had a row over his cheating.
However, Lubin followed her there and Noel allowed him to stay the night.
Sanon said she left the following day after her mother asked her to leave.
She said, “I just wanted to get away because my mommy asked me to leave her house. She was insulting me.”
The young mother didn’t know where she would end up, but she left.
That’s when Lubin followed and dragged her back towards the house as she held their child.
Sanon said this wasn’t the first time that Lubin was violent towards her.
Sanon called out for help. And her mother came and joined the attack by striking her and biting her hand. When she fell, Sanon’s mother took her sons and returned to the house.
Asked why her mother sided with Lubin, Sanon replied, “I don’t know why. She just don’t love me. She always treated me bad.”
Police arrested Lubin and Noel. They pleaded guilty to exposing a child to grievous harm and assaulting Sanon when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis.
Lubin and Noel are on remand pending sentencing scheduled for June 24.
The incident, however, has put Sanon at odds with her family.
She said, “Everybody saying I put my mom in jail. I don’t know what to do. They just don’t’t understand. They don’t even care about my baby.”
A bystander captured Sanon’s attack on video and turned over the footage to police. The magistrate viewed the video on Friday, June 12.
In the video, a man tells Lubin and Noel to let her go. He also warns they were going to jail.
The magistrate viewed the footage to help him determine the appropriate sentence. He also wants Sanon to make a victim impact statement.
Sanon isn’t working at the moment and desperately needs money to sustain herself and her children.
She said she can do maid work. If you can help Sanon financially or with a job, please contact her via WhatsApp on 468-3235.
