Crime & Safety
Natick Daycare Owner Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges
The co-owner of the Natick facility faces two misdemeanor assault and battery charges.
NATICK, MA — The co-owner of a Natick daycare facility has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
Sandra Downer, the co-owner of Lad n’ Lassie Nursery, faces two misdemeanor assault and battery charges.
Charges were first filed in October 2024, alleging that Downer picked two children up by their arms, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.
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The facility is located at 2 Mill St., in Natick.
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