11-year-old stabbed multiple times in Plainfield Township; 1 in custody

(Courtesy of Kent County Sheriff's Office)

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man is in custody after an 11-year-old child was stabbed multiple times in Plainfield Township early Saturday morning, deputies say.

Around 3 a.m., deputies from the Kent County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Ella Terrace Court NE, near Jericho Avenue NE, after a caller reported a man was at their home.

Responding deputies learned that a 24-year-old Plainfield Township man entered the home and stabbed an 11-year-old girl multiple times.

The sheriff's office said the girl was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition has not been released.

The man was taken into custody.

The stabbing remains under investigation.