Crime & Safety
Toddler Assaulted At LI Day Care: Police
A Long Island day care employee is facing assault charges after injuring a toddler at work, police say.
LINDENHURST, NY — A day care employee on Long Island is facing assault charges after injuring a toddler, Suffolk County police say.
Police said Megan Marchena, 26, of Massapequa, was arrested after she injured an 18-month-old female by pushing her face into a cot on Feb. 24 at Tutor Time in Lindenhurst.
The child was transported by private vehicle to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where she received stitches, police said.
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Child Protective Services was notified and after investigation with Special Victims Section detectives, Marchena was arrested on Feb. 28 and charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
Marchena is slated to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Central Islip.
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Anyone with information may contact the Special Victims Section at 631-852-6167.
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