Battery charge for man accused of hitting child with cord
RANTOUL — A Rantoul man has been charged with a crime for allegedly striking a child in his care with an electrical cord.
Montrice Morrow, 36, who listed an address in the 500 block of Broadmeadow Road, was charged Thursday with aggravated domestic battery.
Assistant State's Attorney Steve Ziegler said officials at the child's school noticed cuts, marks and bruises on the child's head, arms, and legs Wednesday and notified authorities.
Ziegler said Rantoul police learned that Morrow was allegedly disciplining the boy by striking him with an electrical cord. The discipline happened about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, he said.
If convicted, Morrow faces penalties ranging from probation to three to seven years in prison.
Montrice Morrow and Takeya Johnson both of Rantoul, hit/whipped their children with electrical cords in 2 completely seperate incidents on the same day?? Seriously is the economy that bad that the weapon of choice now for abusing your children the electrical cord??
Electrical Cord --- the fly swatter of 2011
The News Gazette would not print the words I'd use to describe these two so-called human beings and what they did (and I wouldn't either)! As professional as I can be I find these two scumbags totally unacceptable! How absolutely disgusting! Get these children away from them NOW! And if they think they have the right to abuse children, then hopefully in prison, THEY will be the ones being beaten with a cord (or worse). Good luck with that and remember what goes around comes around! PS. Have them "fixed" too--they should not reproduce! Child abuse is totally WRONG!
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