Background: The vicinity successful Hephzibah, Ga., wherever Patricia Green lives with her hubby and grandchildren (Google Maps). Inset: Patricia Green (Burke County Sheriff's Office).
A Georgia pistillate did not person the enactment of her hubby aft she was accused of repeatedly beating her 14-year-old grandson.
Patricia Green, whose property was not provided, was arrested connected Sunday connected 1 complaint of cruelty to children. According to an incidental study obtained by section CBS affiliate WRDW, Burke County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call from a counsellor astatine Burke County High School connected Friday regarding a 14-year-old student. When deputies arrived, the lad was successful the counselor's bureau to study that helium was being abused by Green, his grandmother.
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Police said that the lad had a busted lip, a caput laceration, and bruising to his near forearm erstwhile they saw him. According to the report, the lad said Green bushed him connected a regular basis. The caput laceration seen by constabulary was allegedly caused by Green hitting him with a particulate pan. He told constabulary that Green was a dense drinker and would go convulsive aft she drank.
WRDW reported that the lad told constabulary that his gramps would effort to intervene, but that Green would past crook connected him and nonstop her carnal unit toward him. She would besides reportedly telephone the constabulary connected him, explaining that his gramps had been arrested before.
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When constabulary questioned the boy's gramps astatine the location wherever the household lived, helium reportedly told constabulary of the boy's claims, "Whatever helium told you is the truth." He further explained to constabulary that Green would go aggravated implicit not receiving kid enactment payments; according to the report, the boy's parents were incapable to attraction for him and his grandparents had afloat custody of him on with different child.
The gramps reportedly corroborated the boy's assertion that Green allegedly bushed him astir each night. He besides told constabulary that Green did not enactment violently towards the different child. According to the incidental report, the gramps felt that the 14-year-old lad should study the alleged maltreatment to a schoolhouse counsellor due to the fact that helium could not assistance him enough.
The Burke County Sheriff's Office got a warrant for Green, who was not astatine the location erstwhile constabulary spoke to her husband, and arrested her connected Sunday for cruelty to children. She was released connected bond.
WRDW reported that Green was employed by a section infirmary and had been suspended portion she was being investigated.