AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio accuse a man of beating
his 5-year-old daughter because she was having trouble with her alphabet
homework.
Akron police say the kindergartner was struggling to
recognize the letter "D” on Tuesday when 39-year-old Christopher D.
Curry became angry. According to police, he picked the girl up by the
neck and struck her in the head repeatedly.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/tsYGfT ) the child was treated at a
hospital for bruises and cuts, including a left eye nearly swollen shut.
Curry
has been charged with felonious assault, child endangering and domestic
violence. He was being held in the Summit County Jail Friday with bond
set at $100,000.
Jail officials say they don’t know if he has an attorney, and none is listed in court records.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio accuse a man of beating
his 5-year-old daughter because she was having trouble with her alphabet
homework.
Akron police say the kindergartner was struggling to
recognize the letter "D” on Tuesday when 39-year-old Christopher D.
Curry became angry. According to police, he picked the girl up by the
neck and struck her in the head repeatedly.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports (http://bit.ly/tsYGfT ) the child was treated at a
hospital for bruises and cuts, including a left eye nearly swollen shut.
Curry
has been charged with felonious assault, child endangering and domestic
violence. He was being held in the Summit County Jail Friday with bond
set at $100,000.
Jail officials say they don’t know if he has an attorney, and none is listed in court records.
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.