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September 1, 2016

Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defence

(LEFT) Some of the wounds suffered by the 7-year-old boy. Image is evidence filed in Marion (Ind.) Superior Court via The Indianapolis Star (RIGHT) Kin Park Thaing is suspected of beating her son with a plastic coat hanger.

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana mother who beat her 7-year-old son with a coat hanger is citing the state’s religious freedom law as a defense against felony child abuse charges, saying her choice of discipline comes straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.

Published in International