Mother in more trouble for alleged child abuse
Already facing trial for reportedly pulling her 13-year-old daughter home by the hair of the head, a West Riverside mother has again been indicted for allegedly abusing the young teen.
This time Catherine Sue Wilcher, 47, is charged with child abuse for allegedly binding her daughter’s hands with a telephone cord. She was indicted Friday for the most recent incident.
“There were distinct marks on the girl’s wrists, caused by, according to her, the telephone cord her mother had tied her wrists with,” the warrant against Wilcher reads.
A police officer said he found a telephone cord, along with a dog collar, on the hood of Wilcher’s truck outside their West Muncey Street residence. The girl was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The indictment for allegedly tying up her child comes as Wilcher awaits trial on child abuse charges for an incident which occurred almost a half-year earlier. On that occasion, Wilcher was charged with pulling her daughter into their residence by the hair of the head when the teen became uncooperative. The girl reportedly suffered skinned knees from the ordeal.
Wilcher disputed the hair-pulling warrant, saying the arresting officer misunderstood her statement and failed to talk to witnesses, who she believed would clear her of wrongdoing. Wilcher maintained she pulled her daughter inside that day to keep her from getting in a fight with other children in the neighborhood.