Speech therapist choked 2 years old, thrown him repeatedly: Video reveals shocking scenes

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Kolkata : Shocking news from Kolkata reveals that a speech therapist was caught for allegedly assaulting a two-year-old boy who was brought to her for treatment.  The accused has been remanded in judicial custody by a Kolkata, police confirmed.

The accused identified as Chaitali Mukherjee allegedly assaulted the 2-years-old boy at her clinic in south Kolkata on Monday. Concerned police of Charu Market arrested Mukherjee after investigating the CCTV footage of the incident. Sources confirmed that the boy suffered head injuries as well as bruises on his hands and legs. 

“The child’s mother fainted while watching the footage,” said Anirban Guha Thakurta, the lawyer representing the aggrieved family. “Police pressed charges under non-bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but did not seek police custody of the accused.”

The lawyer in support of the victim wants the case to be booked under Section 307 of the IPC, and the offence be treated as an attempt to murder.

The child’s mother said that her son was choked and thrown on the floor over and over again. “He could have died,” she added.

The accused therapist has been arrested and is under the state judicial custody. The horrifying incident has created tensed environment and likely to raise questions associated to child protection.