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Girl, 3, suffers multiple injuries allegedly from guardian’s biting, beating
A 3-year-old girl suffered multiple injuries after her legal guardian allegedly bit her and struck her with a wooden backscratcher and large glass cup at a residence in Chalan Kanoa last week.
According to a treating physician at the Commonwealth Health Center, the right side of the girl’s head had a puncture wound, and that she had red and bruising underneath all fingernails, and redness and bruising on both large toes.
As of 2pm last Friday, the girl was still under evaluation and treatment at CHC, police said.
The legal guardian, Vicenta Veronica Igisomar, 44, was arrested last Saturday and taken before the Superior Court yesterday for bail hearing on charges of child abuse.
Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio imposed a $25,000 cash bail on Igisomar and set the preliminary hearing for July 24 at 1:30pm.
Police detective Flora Danica B. Aguon stated in her report that last Thursday night she was called about a child abuse incident and proceeded to CHC emergency room where she met with a police officer.
Aguon said the officer informed her that she had a reason to believe that the 3-year-old girl, who was taken to CHC’s emergency room, was abused by her guardian and that it was the biological parents who discovered the abuse.
The officer stated that the guardian, Igisomar, fled the scene before his arrival and that the girl was transported to CHC for further treatment.
Aguon said the girl’s mother stated that she and her husband were walking by Igisomar’s residence when they heard a little girl’s scream and cry.
The parents went to the house and the mother asked Igisomar, who has been the guardian for the past year, if her daughter was fine.
Igisomar stated that she spanked the girl with a backscratcher and that she can take her back if she wants.
The mother further observed that her daughter was crying and bleeding on both her toes and that she had a cut on her head area.
The mother then called 911.
Aguon said the girl stated that Igisomar bit all of her fingers and big toes.
The girl said Igisomar also hit her back with a wooden scratcher and hit her head with a large glass cup.
Igisomar also allegedly spread the girl’s legs hard while the child was lying down on the bed.
