A woman and a child in North Carolina are recovering after they were attacked and burned during a robbery this week, police said.On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, around 2:40 p.m., the Monroe Police Department said officers responded about 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday to a home on E. Talleyrand Avenue about an assault.More news: No active shooter at Westside High School in Anderson County, deputies confirmWhen they arrived, police learned it was actually a robbery that had taken place. The woman, who was babysitting the child at the time, was outside and was re-entering the home when she was robbed, assaulted and burned by a man who "caught her by surprise," an official said during a news conference.They said the two-year-old child was also burned and suffered second-degree burns to his face and head.No information about how they were burned was released.Police said there were also other children in the house at the time of the robbery.More news: At least 1 killed in crash on bridge over I-85 in Greenville County, coroner saysThey said the man was described as wearing a red shirt with stripes and a black head wrap. He ran off after the robbery, officials said.The child was taken by medical helicopter to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, in Charlotte, and was listed as stable, police said.They said the woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital and treated.Anyone with information about the suspect or the crime is asked to call the Monroe Police Department at 704-282-4700 or, call Union County Crime Stoppers at 704-283-5600.More news: South Carolina lottery winner follows the leader in checkout line to win big, officials say