18-year-old mother arrested for beating baby daughter into coma

18-year-old mother arrested for beating baby daughter into coma : "An 18-year-old mother was arrested Saturday on suspicion of beating her 7-month-old daughter, which caused her to fall into a coma, police said.

She was quoted as telling the police she is innocent, but the police said they suspect the mother may have been routinely physically abusing the child because they found old bruises all over her body. "
According to the police, she is suspected of beating the child at her home in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, on Friday.

Her 20-year-old husband made an emergency call Friday night after returning home from work and finding the baby vomiting.

The child was taken to a hospital, which informed the police of the suspected abuse.

The couple also have an 18-month-old son. There were no signs of physical abuse involving the boy, the police said. (Kyodo News)