By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 38-year-old mother was granted bail in court yesterday after being accused of beating her 15-year-old daughter with a pipe.
The woman, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the child, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a charge of cruelty to children.
It is alleged that on January 28 in New Providence, the accused abused her 15-year-old daughter by beating her with a pipe causing her unnecessary suffering.
In court, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence. She was granted $7,500 bail with one or two sureties.
The trial in this matter is scheduled for April 27.
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