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Daycare manager, 2 caregivers charged with over 400 acts of abuse against babies, toddlers

Prosecutors say 17 babies and toddlers were subjected to choking, restraint and force-feeding at daycare in Ariel; one of the mothers: 'My son wakes up screaming 15 times a night'

Daycare manager, 2 caregivers charged with over 400 acts of abuse against babies, toddlers

The Jerusalem Post reports that a daycare center director and two caregivers have been indicted for allegedly committing over 400 incidents of abuse and assault against 17 infants and toddlers aged six months to three years at a facility in Ariel. The defendants, Natalia Kasilevsky, Darina Halufa, and Anna Pagelsky, are accused of employing a range of cruel punishment methods, including choking, restraining, force-feeding, and confining the children in dark rooms.

Prosecutors have requested that the women be held in custody until the legal proceedings conclude, citing the severity of the alleged abuse.

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