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Woman arrested after allegedly striking child with hammer: Kingston police

Kingston police have charged a woman after she allegedly hit a child with a hammer. Global Kingston

A Kingston woman was arrested after allegedly hitting a child with a hammer as a form of discipline.

According to Kingston police, the accused was watching her boyfriend’s children at a north end home on June 16 between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. when she allegedly assaulted one of them.

According to police, when she learned that one of the children was outside misbehaving while playing with a metal hammer, the woman allegedly went outside and disciplined him by striking him on the back and the upper leg with the hammer.

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The child was left with minor injuries.

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The woman then drove the children to their mother’s house. When the mother learned of the incident, she called police around 10 p.m.

Police then charged the 39-year-old woman with assault with a weapon.

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