LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, woman has been arrested after authorities say she criminally abused her 7-year-old grandson.
According to the Anderson County Sheriff's Department, a sheriff's deputy was called to the Social Services Office in Lawrenceburg to investigate, after a social worker reported that a 7-year-old boy had suffered injuries.
Those injuries consisted of "substantial bruising" to the boy's face, arms and legs.
Authorities determined that the injuries were caused by the boy's grandmother, 61-year-old Elsie Franklin, according to court documents.
A warrant was issued for Franklin's arrest on Friday, Feb. 24. She was arrested by the Lawrenceburg Police Department on Tuesday afternoon.
Franklin is charged with first degree criminal abuse of a child. She is currently being held in the Shelby County Detention Center.
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