A Louisiana couple faced arrest Friday after allegedly punching their toddler in the face and sending the three-year-old boy to daycare with makeup covering his black eye.
Ray Matherne, Jr., 27, and Amber Doiron, 28, of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, were arrested after staff at the boy’s school called police when the child showed up at school sporting a makeup product over his eye area, WAFB reported. (RELATED: Deputy Director At Juvenile Detention Facility Fired, Higher-Up Reassigned After Alleged Sexual Assault Of Child)
Couple accused of abuse, using makeup to cover child’s black eye https://t.co/AP5dvZv52o
— WWL-TV (@WWLTV) April 24, 2023
Deputies have arrested a man and woman in south Louisiana accused of punching a child and sending the child to school with makeup covering a black eye. https://t.co/3CemE6gt6y
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) April 24, 2023
Authorities allege that Matherne struck the boy in the face, causing the black eye, and have accused Dorion of “grabbing” the toddler, producing “marks on the child’s neck and arm, two days prior,” according to the outlet. (RELATED: ‘Slapping, Kicking, Grabbing’: New Hampshire Bus Driver Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Numerous Disabled Students)
Matherne and Dorion were each charged with a single count of cruelty of a child, according a statement from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Matherne was released on Saturday morning on a $50,000 bond, while Doiron remains in custody with bail set at the same amount.