BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton woman was arrested after police say she hit her 13-year-old child with a broom handle.
Bradenton police say Tabitha Rhodes disciplined her 13-year-old with a metal broom handle on Oct. 6. When the handle broke, Rhodes continued to hit the child and caused "significant injury," according to police.
Rhodes is charged with aggravated child abuse.
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