A toddler is recovering after police say she was stabbed by her mother Monday afternoon.
Police in Greenville, North Carolina say the mother, 21-year-old Cierra Dyer, was arguing with a family member over the child's custody.
Police arrived on scene and say an officer saw the mother stab the one-year-old in the back.
Dyer was immediately taken into custody.
She is charged with attempted murder and felony child abuse.
The toddler is expected to make a full recovery.
Dyer is in the Pitt County Jail on a $1.5 million bond.
