A former daycare teacher has been sentenced to two years in prison for throwing a 2-year-old child under her care, leading to the toddler hitting their head.

Kristie Kovarcik, 49, of Haddam faced sentencing on Thursday in Middletown Superior Court where a judge ordered that her prison term be followed by five years of probation, according to court records. While on probation, a violation would expose her to an additional six years behind bars.

The sentencing comes after Kovarcik took a plea deal in July, pleading guilty to one felony count of risk of injury to a minor and three misdemeanor counts of second-degree reckless endangerment.

Kovarcik’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.

CT day care teacher charged with throwing 2-year-old, causing child’s

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