By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A FATHER was ordered to be evaluated at Sandilands after he was accused of abusing his six-year-old daughter on New Year’s Eve.
Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux charged the 26-year-old man, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of the child, with cruelty to children.
The accused allegedly beat his young daughter until she was injured on December 31, 2023.
Although the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, the court elected not to enter his plea as he exhibited strange behaviour during his arraignment. The defendant was seen talking to himself, fidgeting and repeatedly taking off his shoes before the magistrate.
As a result he was ordered to be psychologically evaluated at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, where he will remain until he returns to court on March 25.
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