BAIL FOR MOM WHO BEAT SON WITH PIPE

$7500

By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A 38-year-old mother was granted bail in court yesterday after being accused of beating her 15-year-old daughter with a pipe.

The woman, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the child, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a charge of cruelty to children.

It is alleged that on January 28 in New Providence, the accused abused her 15-year-old daughter by beating her with a pipe causing her unnecessary suffering.

In court, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence. She was granted $7,500 bail with one or two sureties.

The trial in this matter is scheduled for April 27.