Mom of 4
June 2nd, 2008, 03:05 PM
SALEM – A Bay State man is accused of slapping and punching a two-year-old boy in the face, according to police.
Will Cordero, 21, of 4 Sheridan St., Lawrence, Mass., was arrested Friday night outside the Weathervane Restaurant on Route 28 and charged with second degree assault.
Police said they were called Friday night at 10:24 p.m. after a restaurant employee saw the child being hit by Cordero.
Witnesses, including family members, told police Cordero slapped the toddler several times while inside the restaurant. Cordero then allegedly took the child outside to the parking lot where he punched him in the head and face.
The toddler, accompanied by his mother, was taken by ambulance to Lawrence General Hospital. He was treated for minor injuries and then released.
Police notified Massachusetts Department of Social Services concerning the incident.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Police%3A++Man+punched+toddl er+in+face&articleId=61a43aa5-7fc9-488b-82c2-87f20086dc8a
No mugshot yet.
Will Cordero, 21, of 4 Sheridan St., Lawrence, Mass., was arrested Friday night outside the Weathervane Restaurant on Route 28 and charged with second degree assault.
Police said they were called Friday night at 10:24 p.m. after a restaurant employee saw the child being hit by Cordero.
Witnesses, including family members, told police Cordero slapped the toddler several times while inside the restaurant. Cordero then allegedly took the child outside to the parking lot where he punched him in the head and face.
The toddler, accompanied by his mother, was taken by ambulance to Lawrence General Hospital. He was treated for minor injuries and then released.
Police notified Massachusetts Department of Social Services concerning the incident.
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Police%3A++Man+punched+toddl er+in+face&articleId=61a43aa5-7fc9-488b-82c2-87f20086dc8a
No mugshot yet.