VIDEO: 71-Year-Old Ghanaian Nanny Arrested in US for Abusing a Child

Police in the US, New York City have arrested a 71-year-old Ghanaian nanny  after she was captured on camera physically abusing a little child under her care.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the Bronx woman-identified as Abena Yeboah - was hired to take care of a baby in Hackensack but she abused the toddler instead. 

She has reportedly been charged with one count of Title 9 child abuse. 

Officials disclosed that the police in Hackensack were first notified of the alleged abuse on July 8. 

“During her time as a nanny for the family, she was observed on a nanny camera physically abusing the child by hitting, kicking, and yanking the child by the arm,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said while announcing Yeboah’s arrest. 

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The suspect was arrested in the Bronx by New York police after Hackensack police issued a warrant for her. She was taken into custody and is awaiting an extradition hearing.

She faces up to 18 months in prison, for child abuse, categorized a fourth degree crime in New York.

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