A Casper woman faces a felony child abuse charge after police say she struck her five-year-old son in the face with the metal buckle of a belt, leaving visible bruises that investigators say matched the shape of the weapon.

According to court documents, the allegations against Alicia Adele Bournes emerged on October 3, when a concerned parent contacted authorities, reporting that Bournes had called his mother in distress. During the call, Bournes allegedly admitted to hitting her son with the metal part of a belt after discovering that he had urinated in a closet. She reportedly told the grandparent that she had been very worked up and insisted the incident was an accident.

When officers received the report, they were shown photos of a child with significant bruising on the left side of

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