Note: This story was updated to include a statement from attorneys representing the childcare facility.

A 27-year-old daycare teacher in central Pennsylvania was charged with two felonies after police said she broke an infant’s leg earlier this month, according to charging documents.

Around 10 a.m. Nov. 5, Lancaster County Children and Youth Services notified Quarryville Police of a possible instance of child abuse at Shining Stars Childcare.

The victim’s mother told CYS her infant daughter was “inconsolable” when she picked her up from the childcare facility Nov. 3.

Fearing a fever, the mother took the child to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where medical professionals determined the child suffered a “non-displaced fracture” on her left leg, an injury they said did not happen b

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