Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged a former child care worker in relation to four separate incidents in which it is alleged four children in her care were assaulted and a fifth lost consciousness.
In August 2020 the child care centre, which is based in the central metropolitan area, reported an incident involving one of their staff members to WA Police Force. The incident occurred in August 2020 and involved two 3-year-old children. It will be alleged both children were, one after the other, forcibly grabbed by an arm and dragged, with one of the children hitting their head on a dressing table. The worker involved was stood down as a result of the incident.
Child Abuse Squad detectives took carriage of the investigation and three further, historical alleged incidents involving the same woman were identified. Those incidents occurred at the same child care centre and had not been reported to WA Police Force at the time they occurred. The incidents were:
– November 2019: It will be alleged the woman became angry and while yelling and swearing at management she forcibly grabbed a 3-year-old child by their arm and dragged the child from one room to another.
– July 2019: It will be alleged the woman was feeding a 10-month old child in an aggressive and unsafe manner, causing the child to temporarily lose consciousness. The child was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital by their family and recovered from the incident.
– November 2018: It will be alleged the woman slapped a 2-year-old child across their face.
On Friday 23 October 2020 detectives from the Child Abuse Squad arrested the 39-year-old woman and she was interviewed in relation to the alleged incidents.
A 39-year-old woman from Karawara has been charged with four counts of ‘Aggravated Common Assault’ and one count of ‘Endanger Life, Health or Safety of a Person’. She is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday 2 November 2020.
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