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A 36-year-old Staten Island mother is accused of using a leather belt to whip her 12-year-old daughter and then choked, punched and slapped her during a meeting at her school.
Bintu Fofanah was arrested Wednesday after a meeting with her child and staff at the John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, said Joseph Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority Police.
The incident unfolded after Fofanah went to the school for a meeting. The mother began arguing with her daughter and the situation escalated to the point where Fofanah assaulted her daughter, causing bruises and a cut in her mouth, Pentangelo said.
Police were called to the scene and found bruises and welts on the girl. She was transported by ambulance to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton for evaluation and treatment.
After further investigation, authorities learned that the girl sustained earlier injuries, allegedly by the suspect.
Fofanah was charged with strangulation, assault and reckless endangerment of a child.
Police notified the city's Administration for Children's Services about the incident.
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