- A 41-year-old Sandy man was charged with aggravated child abuse Friday.
- The man allegedly used a stick to punish his son for eating slowly.
- The boy’s mother reported bruises and welts; the father denied using a stick.
SANDY — A 41-year-old Sandy man is facing a criminal charge accusing him of using a stick to punish his young son for not eating fast enough.
The man was charged Friday in 3rd District Court with aggravated child abuse, a first-degree felony.
A 10-year-old boy told investigators that, in September, he was eating dinner when his father “told him he ‘had three minutes to finish eating.’ (The boy) said (his father) told him that if he didn’t finish in that time, he would ‘spank (him),'” according to charging documents…