Deputies: Pee Dee pair arrested after child found beaten, bruised at school

MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A Pee Dee man and woman were recently arrested after deputies say a child was allegedly found beaten and bruised at school.

The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office said Vince Buchanan and Sandra Buchanan were arrested this week, each charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. Both were booked at the Marlboro County Detention Center following their arrests.

Deputies said an investigation began after a school resource officer notified the sheriff’s office about the child.

That investigation led to authorities discovering the child had bruising all over their body and a laceration on their back, reportedly caused by being beaten with a belt…

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