What kind of mother bites her daughter’s breast during an argument?
Well, according to allegations in an Indian River County Sheriff’s report obtained by The Smoking Gun, Joy Young (pictured), that’s who.
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Young, for her part, says that the two argued over Simmons constantly leaving her to care of the baby while she goes out.
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In any case, the the verbal argument reportedly became physical, with Young allegedly scratching Simmons several times and then biting her on the right breast in the nipple area, causing the skin to tear and also bleed.”
When a cop responded to the altercation, he reported that Simmons “has visible scratches on her face and also had a large blood stain on her shirt” from where her mother allegedly bit her.
Young was booked into jail and charged with child abuse; she was later released on her own recognizance. She is scheduled for an Aug. 20 arraignment in Circuit Court.