PHOENIX (KNXV) - A daycare worker has been arrested after allegedly hitting a child with a broom.
Phoenix police said officers responded to the Brighter Angels Daycare Center near Central Avenue and Baseline Road on February 17 for a report of an injured child.
When officers arrived on the scene they found evidence that 37-year-old Lillie Adams struck a 21-month-old child with a broom while she was cleaning.
The 21-month-old child was taken to a local hospital and his mother was notified of the incident.
Adams was arrested and booked on one count of child abuse.