Mother Arrested After 3-Year-Old Child Suffers Broken Bone
Police in Tokyo have arrested a woman in her twenties on suspicion of injuring her three-year-old child.
The child, who has not yet started school, suffered a broken bone as a result of the incident.
According to police, the mother is believed to have lifted the child up to shoulder height and then dropped him or her.
The Metropolitan Police Department, which handles cases in Tokyo, is investigating the incident further.
The mother is suspected of assault causing injury, a crime that involves hurting someone on purpose and causing physical harm.
It has also been reported that a local child welfare center had previously looked into the family's situation.
However, at that time, the center did not judge the case to be one of child abuse.
This detail has raised questions about whether earlier warning signs may have been missed.
Police have not released further details about exactly how or when the injury happened.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information may be released as the case continues.
Vocabulary7 words
- arrested
- taken by police because of a suspected crime
- shoulder
- the part of the body where the arm meets the body
- Metropolitan Police Department
- the official police force of Tokyo
- investigating
- carefully checking facts to learn the truth
- assault causing injury
- a crime of hurting someone on purpose and causing harm
- child welfare center
- an office that checks on and protects children's safety
- child abuse
- when someone hurts a child physically or emotionally, often repeatedly
Quiz
Answer key
1. Injuring her child 2. The mother lifted the child and dropped him or her 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police in Tokyo have _____ a woman in her twenties on suspicion of _____ her three-year-old child.
The child, who has not yet started school, suffered a _____ bone as a result of the incident.
According to police, the mother is believed to have lifted the child up to _____ height and then _____ him or her.
The Metropolitan Police Department, which handles cases in Tokyo, is _____ the incident further.
The mother is suspected of _____ causing injury, a crime that involves hurting someone on purpose.
It has also been reported that a local child welfare center had previously looked into the family's _____.
However, at that time, the center did not judge the case to be one of child _____.
This detail has raised questions about whether earlier warning signs may have been _____.