Toddler beaten and forced to consume alcohol
And once again, children tortured like prisoners of war is becoming common place reporting. When will it stop??
COVINGTON - A mother lost custody of her 3-year-old girl after hospital officials treating the toddler for labored breathing discovered she was drunk.
The girl’s blood alcohol level was 0.15, nearly twice the legal driving limit in Kentucky and Ohio of 0.08.
“I don’t know of anyone who has seen that level of alcohol in a 3-year-old,” said the Kenton County Attorney’s chief prosecutor Ken Easterling, who has been with the office for almost 17 years. “This case is unprecedented.”
The toddler appeared to have been force-fed the alcohol because there was bruising around her neck and her lips were cut, Easterling said. He would not speculate on the motive for getting the child drunk, but said he sees parents on a regular basis who medicate children who are teething, have colic or are hyperactive.
The child also had fractures in her left arm, bleeding on the brain and numerous bruises on her body, authorities said.
The injuries are consistent with different types of abuse, Easterling said, but he would not elaborate.
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