Sentenced: Tabitha Sallee dropped 4yo on the floor, hitting their head causing facial & skull fractures

[Sugar Cookie]

A Columbia beastie is accused of child abuse and lying to police after a small child was taken to a hospital Monday with serious injuries.

Police arrested Tabitha L. Sallee, 27, on suspicion of child abuse or neglect and making a false police report, police said in a news release.

The investigation began after a 4-year-old was admitted to Woman's and Children's Hospital on Monday with serious injuries, according to the release.

Sallee originally told police another person came to her house in order to sell her marijuana and smoke with her. She said when he arrived, the child "threw up," and the man took the child to the bathroom. Sallee told police the man admitted to hitting the child.

However, upon further investigation, police found Sallee had lied about the man at her home. She admitted to lying and told police she shoved the child, causing their head to hit the table. She then admitted to picking up the child and dropping them on the floor, hitting their head at least two times, according to the probable cause statement.

According to medical staff, the child suffered scull and facial fractures and had bleeding in the brain.

https://www.abc17news.com/news/columbia-police-arrest-woman-in-child-abuse-investigation/796723031

 

[Keepalowprofile]

. Sallee originally told police another person came to her house in order to sell her marijuana and smoke with her. She said when he arrived, the child "threw up," and the man took the child to the bathroom. Sallee told police the man admitted to hitting the child.

Lying .

 

[Kimberix]

Was it one child or two?

 

[Brillig]

Was it one child or two?

One. I assume the article used the pronoun "them" to avoid identifying the gender of the child.

 

[Kimberix]

One. I assume the article used the pronoun "them" to avoid identifying the gender of the child.

Christ....well it was very damn confusing and just ever more solidified my opinion that all this neutral gender shit is.....ridiculous.

 

[Brillig]

Christ....well it was very damn confusing and just ever more solidified my opinion that all this neutral gender shit is.....ridiculous.

Indeed. My friend's teen daughter has decided she is some sort of gender non-conforming person, and has a pin she wears that says "My pronouns are they, theirs & them". Actually, I found it a relief that: 1) she (I mean they) has something to alert people to "their" preference, and, 2) that their preference is something already a part of the English language, and not one of those other weird ass made up ones like ze, hir, zir, etc. This choice actually seems pretty reasonable and doable.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Offender Name

Tabitha Leanette Sallee

Sentence Summary	7 YRS
Active Offenses	ENDANGER CHILD WELFARE - CREATE SU
Completed Offenses	Completed sentence not found