KERSHAW COUNTY (WACH)-- Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says a 4-year-old girl beaten so severely she suffered two broken arms and a broken leg is out of the intensive care unit, but is still in the hospital.
The girl’s mother, 24-year-old Catharine Ammons, and her live-in boyfriend, 27-year-old James Watson, face multiple charges.
Sheriff Matthews says the two admitted to abusing the girl, and that they rehearsed with her about what to say if someone asked about her injuries. Investigators also say Ammons admits to not doing anything to stop the abuse.
According to Matthews, the girl’s injuries occurred over several months and that some of her broken bones were starting to heal without proper medical treatment.
Matthews says she needed surgery when doctors realized what was going on, but was too malnourished at first.
Last week, a judge denied bond for the couple on charges of inflicting great bodily injury to a child and allowing another person to inflict great bodily injury on a child.
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