:cursing::nono: HOW CAN PEOPLE TREAT LITTLE KIDS THIS WAY ??SOME PEOPLE DON'T DESERVE HAVEING KIDS!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE THOSE MOMS GO TO JAIL FOR A LONG TIME!!!! AND NEVER GET THERE KIDS BACK!!!!!!!! I HOPE THOSE KIDS ARE PLACED WITH SAFE NICE PEOPLE!!!! Saturday, September 2, 2006 Police probe baby assaults Two mothers facing charges after incidents in Leominster By Mary Jo Hill TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF mhill@telegram.com LEOMINSTER— Two mothers who live in the same apartment building are charged with kicking their young children — a boy who is about to turn 2 years old and a girl who is not yet a year old — in separate incidents this week, according to district court records. Police said they found the girl living with her mother in an apartment described as being in "a state of squalor," according to records. The mother told police that to provide snacks for the child she sprinkles corn flakes on the rug in the living room and her daughter eats them off the floor, according to court records. Amanda M. Kennedy, 21, of 4 State St., Apartment B, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), according to court records. She was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to return to court Oct. 12. A person who had been staying with Ms. Kennedy for a couple of days told police that while they were having an argument on Thursday, the baby girl was crying loudly, records stated. "She walks by and kicks the baby in the head with her shoe, hard," according to the statement by Nathaniel Besel, 18, of Cheyenne, Wyo. "The baby toppled on her face." Ms. Kennedy told police she did not kick her child. Police Officer Aaron F. Kennedy wrote in his report that the apartment where the mother and child lived was filthy and cluttered. The rug did not appear to have been vacuumed for some time, according to his report. Department of Social Services workers found numerous flies in the kitchen, which was full of dirty dishes and smelled awful, according to Officer Kennedy's report. The refrigerator was empty, but a limited amount of baby food was in a cabinet area, according to his report. DSS took custody of the girl, who was born on Sept. 11, 2005. The other incident allegedly took place Saturday at the Bickford's Family Restaurant at 526 North Main St., court records stated. Jennifer Champagne, 24, of 4 State St., Apartment D, was eating breakfast at the restaurant along with her son and the boy's grandmother. An employee said the two women became "increasingly mean" to the child during a tumultuous meal, records stated. When the boy did not want to sit in a highchair, the grandmother instead put him in a booster seat on a regular chair, causing a fight between the two women, according to records. When their food came out, the two women were "still at each other" but they had become increasingly mean to the boy, records stated. The boy did not want to sit in the booster seat, so the grandmother was grabbing him and trying to force him to sit on her lap, records stated. Customers in the restaurant were commenting on their behavior, according to records.The child vomited on the floor, which caused the grandmother to become very angry. She took him to the bathroom while the mother went to the car to get a diaper bag and change of clothes, according to records. After the child was changed, the three returned to the table and the two adults got into a fight about who would pay the bill, records stated. The grandmother took the bill to the front counter and "she started yelling and said it was the worst breakfast she had ever had," according to an employee's statement to police. The grandmother asked to speak to the manager and the restaurant ended up writing off the bill, records stated. In the meantime, Ms. Champagne was taking the boy into the parking lot and started dragging him by the arm when his legs gave out, records stated. Ms. Champagne allegedly kicked the child to get him back up and kicked him another time, records stated. She also is accused of slapping him in the face, records stated. A customer who saw the incident from the front window wrote down Ms. Champagne's license plate number and the incident was reported to police, records stated. Ms. Champagne is charged with assault and battery and with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), according to court records. She was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 14. Ms. Champagne is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 274 pounds, according to court records. Court records say Ms. Champagne told police she did not kick or slap her son. The Department of Social Services removed the boy from his home. He was born on Sept. 14, 2004.

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