The court documents from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office concerning the arrest of two employees at the Shining Stars Daycare in Salina for child abuse last month.
Documents reveal that a 23-year-old woman named Khadija Abukar has been taken into custody and faces charges related to child welfare and harassment.
The criminal complaint details an incident where Abukar forcefully seized a child’s arm, pulling him across the floor on his knees and stomach while yelling at him for causing a disturbance.
Additionally, the documents revealed that a 19-year-old named Kaylen Chartier faced charges related to the welfare of a child in a different case.
Reports indicate that Chartier compelled a child into a chair and shoved the chair against a table, resulting in a red mark on the child’s abdomen.
Chartier is scheduled to return to court on November 14, while Abukar will appear again on December 12.