Belinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·13 Aug, 2026 02:52 AM5 mins to readWaikato's Alka Dahiya, 36, was sentenced to five years and one month in prison for the attempted murder of a toddler in July 2024.WARNING: This story details an attack on a child and may distress some readers.Faced with the “stresses and strains” of moving to a new country, a woman carried out the “unthinkable” by attacking a 3-year-old with a meat cleaver.Alka Dahiya then harmed herself before calling for help.
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