CLEVELAND — Cleveland Municipal Court records show the 35-year-old mother who prompted an Amber Alert over the weekend has been charged with three misdemeanor counts following the incident on Sunday.
The mother, who News 5 is not naming as it could reveal the identity of the child, has been charged with domestic violence and endangering children, both first-degree misdemeanors. She is also charged with obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor.
Court records allege the mother physically abused the child, causing numerous injuries. It also says she took the child from a hospital before he was discharged, and when police contacted her, she gave false information about her whereabouts.
The child was later dropped off at a grandmother's home, and police eventually located the mother hiding in a church basement.
A court date for the charges hasn't been set.
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