Witnesses told police that the woman said her son "wanted" the tattoo, a black dot, which she called a "party dot"
Credit: Adair County Regional Jail
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- A Kentucky woman is facing a child abuse charge after she allegedly gave her 22-month-old child a tattoo
- 27-year-old Brook McDaniel was taken into custody on Monday, May 4, after Kentucky State Police troopers received a child abuse complaint
- Witnesses reportedly told the troopers that McDaniel claimed that “he wanted the tattoo,” a black dot, and referred to it as a “party dot”
A Kentucky woman is facing a child abuse charge after she allegedly gave her 22-month-old child a tattoo.
Brook McDaniel, 27, was taken into custody on Monday, May 4, after Kentucky State Police troopers received a child abuse complaint, according to LEX 18 and WNKY.
Records obtained by the outlets state that troopers from Post 15 were called to a Monticello, Ky. home, located near the Tennessee state line, where they located McDaniel and her 22-month-old son.
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McDaniel told the troopers that she "[had] been tattooing her leg, and the child walked up to her and stuck his arm in the way of her tattoo gun," according to the arrest citation, the outlets report.
Authorities noted in the citation that her son had a "black dot tattoo on his right forearm with redness around the area," the outlets reported.
Witnesses then told the troopers that McDaniel claimed that "he wanted the tattoo" and referred to it as a "party dot."
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The citation obtained by the outlets also states that troopers contacted the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) after they observed "deplorable" conditions in the home.
Arrest records viewed by PEOPLE show McDaniel has been charged with fourth-degree assault (child abuse), and was been booked in the Adair County Detention Center on May 4. She is being held on a $5,000 cash bond, reports WKYT.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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