Teacher discovers 5-year-old’s mom had ‘burned him with a lit cigarette as punishment’ — and it wasn’t the first time: Police

A 32-year-old mother in Georgia has been arrested after she allegedly punished her 5-year-old son by burning him with a lit cigarette — for the second time.

Tisheika N. Washington was taken into custody on Friday and charged with one count of first-degree cruelty to children in connection with the alleged act, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

According to an incident report from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on Thursday responded to a call at Richmond Hill Elementary School regarding a report of possible child abuse, Augusta CBS affiliate WRDW reported …

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