http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/new...irl-mispronouncing-words-evan-rios/689560001/A Las Cruces man charged with child abuse is suspected of slapping his girlfriend’s 6-year-old daughter each time she mispronounced a word while doing homework, according to a police news release.
Evan Rios, 26, is charged with one count of child abuse, a third-degree felony.
Las Cruces Police were dispatched to a local elementary school on Wednesday after staff learned that a 6-year-old girl was possibly abused at home, the release said.
Police said Rios was helping the young girl with homework Tuesday evening. As the girl was practicing her sight words, Rios would slap her each time she mispronounced a word, police said.
Police said they believe Rios slapped the girl approximately 21 times. There were prominent redness and marks on the left side of the girl’s neck and behind her left ear, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and charges against the girl’s mother are possible, the release said.
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