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Baton Rouge mother accused of beating daughter with bat and belt

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An investigation into the injuries of a 13-year-old girl led to the arrest of her mother on Friday, April 25.

Vannika Simon, 37, of Baton Rouge, was charged with cruelty to juveniles.

An officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a hospital on Wednesday, April 23.

Upon arriving at the hospital, the officer spoke with the girl.

The teenager said her mother “got angry with her and hit her with a small metal bat multiple times,” according to the affidavit.

The 13-year-old said she ran away to her aunt’s home, where she hid in the bathroom. She said her mother followed her and hit her multiple times with a belt.

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The teen fell. Her mother then pulled her hair and stepped on her ankles, according to the affidavit.

The officer found bruising, red marks, a bloodied cut, and swelling on the body of the 13-year-old girl.

Simon was arrested a little after 8:45 p.m. Friday in the 9000 block of Airline Highway.

The Baton Rouge woman was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the same day as her arrest.

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