Mother flogged, kicked, punched child for 10 years before victim was saved by teacher

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. (WKRC) – A mother was sentenced to decades in prison for child abuse after a conversation between her child and a teacher revealed 10 years of flogging, kicking, punching, and more.

According to a news release from the Cherokee County District Attorney, an elementary school teacher contacted police in April 2023 to report “child abuse concerns involving a student in her class.”

“The student had disclosed to the teacher that [his mother] had kicked and punched the child’s legs, and ‘choked’ the child with her hands,” the release read…

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