Daytona Beach, FL (February 19, 2019) - Police have arrested 36-year-old Latasha Hunter and charged her with child abuse and battery after she dragged her child by the hair. Hunter was arrested after police received a report that she dragged her daughter by the hair and then hit her niece while holding her baby son.
Police were called to the scene on February 17 after they received a report of a domestic disturbance. When police arrived, they found a broken window on the house and a woman yelling inside. The officer came inside the house and said that he heard Hunter screaming incoherently at another person inside the house.
He found another woman bleeding from the arm, who told the officer to arrest Hunter and that she kept on coming after her. When police officers entered the bedroom, they found Hunter in her bra and shorts still screaming at somebody.
Police spoke to Hunter’s older son, who claimed that he came home from work and found his mother like this and that she had been drinking. He told police that his sister hadn’t come home that night and his mother “snapped.” Officers found the young man with scratches on his chest, which he claimed were from his mother so that he could stop his mother and sister from fighting.
Hunter has since been charged with child abuse and battery by Daytona Police. Hunter was confused about why she was being arrested when speaking to police.
Daytona Beach Child Abuse Laws
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