Creche worker admits assaulting and ill-treating two-year-old child in her care

The child's parents contacted the creche after finding some bruising on their child’s arm

The co-owner of the creche viewed CCTV footage and had noted that “one of her staff had become extremely aggressive towards the child that she was caring for when she was putting the child down to sleep”. File image: PA

A creche worker has pleaded guilty to assaulting and ill-treating a two-year-old child in her care.

At Gort District Court, the 29-year-old south Galway woman pleaded guilty to the charge of mishandling of a child and ill-treating the child at a premises in south Galway on June 21, 2019.