Woman arrested after witnesses saw her punch child in the face in South Knoxville parking lot

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A 29-year-old woman was arrested Friday evening after witnesses saw her punch a child in the face in a South Knoxville parking lot and called police.

Loren Whaley, 29, is charged with felony child abuse.

According to a warrant for Whaley’s arrest, Knoxville police were called to the parking lot of Kroger on Chapman Highway near West Young High Pike around 7 p.m. for a report of a woman hitting a 7-year-old in the face…

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