A 36-year-old Florida day care worker, Kaitlyn Pitzer, is accused of abusing an 11-year-old child with disabilities. Allegedly, she smeared cake icing on the child’s face and applied hand sanitizer to their open wounds caused by a previous push.

According to a release issued by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), the incident occurred on October 9. At around 3 p.m., HCSO deputies responded to Tender Care PPEC (Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care) after receiving a report of possible child abuse.

Upon arrival, deputies reviewed video surveillance of one of Tender Care’s classrooms. It showed Pitzer and another aide trying to bandage a child’s forehead. As the child, 11, sat on the floor, Pitzer allegedly pushed on the child’s forehead. This caused their body to “jerk backward in a

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