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A Pennsylvania mother has been arrested after police say she pulled her 6-year-old girl’s hair so hard that the child’s scalp was separated from her skull, causing internal bleeding.
Brittany Ruck, 25, is facing aggravated assault and other charges in the alleged attack on her daughter.
Authorities allege Ruck attacked her daughter because the child couldn’t count to 12.
The girl’s hair was pulled with some much force that "blood ended up pooling around the eyes, giving her raccoon eyes," Conway Police Department's Michael Priolo said.
“The head injury was described in medical terms as traction,†said Priolo. “It is a separation between the scalp and skull which creates a void that fills with blood. The blood ended up pulling around the eyes, giving her raccoon eyes.â€
When police questioned the victim, she said that when she had difficulty counting to 12, her mom “pulled her out of a chair by her hair.â€
Ruck allegedly dragged the little girl across the floor into a corner by her hair the following day.
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During questioning, Ruck reportedly admitted to pulling her hair on "multiple occasions" but she didn't think she wasn't doing anything wrong because that’s what her mother did to her when she was a young girl.
The girl spent a few days in the hospital, but has since been released. The victim and two of her younger siblings were placed with a relative.
Ruck remains behind bars on $50,000 bond, a preliminary hearing is set for October 23.
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