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David Alfonso
A western New York man was arrested in the alleged attempted murder of a 7-year-old girl, the Buffalo News and Niagara Gazette report.

Lockport, N.Y., police arrested David Alfonso, 28, on Monday after responding to a 911 call and finding Alfonso at an intersection covered in blood, the News reports.

Alfonso allegedly tried to kill the little girl, the child's mother, Cassandra Castro, 27, told police, according to the News.

In her call to emergency responders, the mother allegedly said, "He is killing my baby," the Gazette reports.

The wounded girl was found at the home of her grandmother and taken for treatment to a hospital, where she was in stable condition, the News reported.

According to the Gazette, police say the girl ran to her grandmother's house after being assaulted.

The suspect allegedly choked the little girl until she blacked out, then tried to rip off her jaw and rip out her teeth and tongue, the Gazette reports police say.

Police say the little girl's mother attempted to stab Alfonso to stop him, but it had little affect, according to the Gazette.

Police have not reported a motive, the News reports.