Police: Lemay Man Punched 10-Year-Old in Chest
St. Louis County Police said Darnell Washington punched his son repeatedly.
Darnell Washington, 32, of Lemay, was charged with child abuse. St. Louis County Police said he punched a 10-year-old boy in the chest.
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A Lemay man was charged with child abuse after St. Louis County Police said he repeatedly punched his 10-year-old son in the chest.
Darnell L. Washington, 32, of the 3600 block of Hoffmeister in the Lemay area, was charged Jan. 29 with child abuse, a class C felony.
St. Louis County Police said Washington “inflicted cruel and inhuman punishment by punching (the 10-year-old boy) repeatedly in the chest” on Oct. 28, 2011.
Washington was being held in St. Louis County jail Tuesday. Bail was set at $50,000, cash only. He is to have no contact with the victim.
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Mary
8:17 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
How can these older men, fathers, puch their children. He could have really cause some damage, broken ribs, collapsed lung, internal bleeding. Some one needs to punch this father in the chest as hard as they can and let him know how it feels. Im glad this guy is in jail.
morgan roberts sr
10:15 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
What kind of "father" does this? The boy deserves far better than this....hope this breaks the trend and the boy grows up knowing that this is not normal or excepted behavior. Children need love and patients.
Robert Emmett McAuliffe
5:22 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Why did it take a year and a half for police to charge him?
Amy Escobar
9:22 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Do they not require mandatory classes on dealing with anger and violence? I thought
that with domestic violence, which unfortunately can involve children- the person committing the violence has to attend these classes. This guy can repeat this again with another child, jail is good but will not address this person's mental issues.