Police: Alameda woman was so busy beating her blind teen daughter, she didn't notice her 3-year-old run into traffic
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Police: Alameda woman was so busy beating her blind teen daughter, she didn't notice her 3-year-old run into traffic
"ALAMEDA - Police here say that a local mother was so busy assaulting her blind daughter and ripping out her hair, she didn't notice her other daughter, a 3-year-old, wandering into a busy street, where the young child was nearly struck by an automobile. Now the mother, a 32-year-old Alameda woman, is facing a criminal charge for each kid. On Monday, prosecutors charged her with a felony count of child abuse for allegedly ripping out the teen's hair,"
"and a misdemeanor count of child endangerment for allegedly neglecting the 3-year-old's safety. The woman was arrested at a hospital in San Leandro after the Jan. 24 incident, authorities said. Authorities said in court filings that the incident with an argument between the woman and her teenage daughter, who is legally blind, but the nature of the argument wasn't specified. The woman hasn't yet appeared in court and remains in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. The jail records don't list her bail amount."
A 32-year-old Alameda woman faces a felony child abuse charge and a misdemeanor child endangerment charge after an incident on Jan. 24. Prosecutors allege she ripped out her legally blind teenage daughter's hair during an argument and neglected her 3-year-old, who wandered into a busy street and was nearly struck by a car. The woman was arrested at a San Leandro hospital. Court filings note the teenage daughter is legally blind but do not specify the argument's nature. The woman remains in custody at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and has not yet appeared in court; bail is not listed.
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