CLEVELAND, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Two women in Blount County are being charged with crimes related to child abuse.

According to court documents, Christa Castleberry is facing the charge of child abuse torture. She was identified as the person responsible for supervising a 1-year-old at Blessing By Day Childcare in Cleveland.

Documents say that Castleberry allegedly pushed the 1-year-old’s head into a cot at least four times, causing injury to the child’s eye.

Elizabeth Payne was identified as the manager of Blessing By Day Childcare’s Cleveland location, according to court documents.

Court documents say that Payne is accused of failing to report the child abuse incident, which involved an injured child, to the Department of Human Resources (DHR) or any law enforcement. This is required by A

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