Child reported assaulted by father during video call, Brewer ME
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A welfare check was requested near Mill Street for a 7-year-old child who was reported to have been assaulted by his father during a video call. The caller said the father hit the child in the chest and slapped the phone out of his hand.
Audio|Heard on: Maine State Police Dispatch Zone 3A
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Transcript:
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Welfare check for you near Mill Street.
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Welfare check on a 7-year-old.
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Mother called and advised that his father's been beating him.
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I guess the son was video chatting with his daughter, and the caller's daughter saw father hit the child, punch him in the chest, and slap the phone out of his hand.
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Location mentioned:
Mill St, Brewer, ME 04412
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