Charles City woman accused of violent abuse of child causing permanent damage
CHARLES CIY — A Charles City woman has been jailed after being accused of violently abusing a child.
A criminal complaint states that 37-year-old Samantha Slaughter physically assaulted a child on February 13th in a home in the 300 block of 8th Avenue. Slaughter is accused of forcefully grabbing their face, force feeding them food, shaking and jerking their face and head, hitting them in their face with their own hands, forcing them to the floor by grabbing their neck, and slamming them to the floor.
The complaint says the minor sustained serious injuries to include facial bruising and swelling, retinal hemorrhages, as well as bleeding in the head and brain. Medical staff told law enforcement that the child’s long-term prognosis will likely include varying deficits, some of which appear to be permanent.
Slaughter was charged with child endangerment causing serious injury, a Class C felony punishable by up to ten years in prison. Slaughter’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 4th in Floyd County District Court.
