A 10-month-old baby of Lot 70 Middle Dam, La Grange, West Bank Demerara is battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was reportedly chopped to the head by his grandfather Saturday evening.

According to information, the child’s grandfather, 45, was intoxicated when an argument ensued between him and his daughter-in-law, the child’s mother.

Guyana Times understands that the argument started after the child was left unattended while the mother went to the backyard to attend some chores.

During the argument, the grandfather reportedly picked up a cutlass and upon seeing this, the child’s mother ran to collect her child but the drunken man carried out the brutal attack.

During the attack, the mother, 17, was chopped once to the right hand and the baby received a chop to the head.

The baby and mother were both rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital but were transferred to Georgetown Public Hospital.

The baby’s condition was listed as critical while the mother is in a stable state.

The police have since launched an investigation into the incident.