Connecticut day care worker accused of throwing toddler six feet in air into wall
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A now-former Connecticut day care worker has been arrested for allegedly tossing a 2-year-old child against a wall, causing a head injury, according to reports.  

The director of Town & County Early Learning Center in Middletown allegedly saw surveillance video of Kristie Kovarcik, 47, picking up a child by the shirt and throwing the toddler on Jan. 12, according to FOX61.

“Upon observing the incident involving Ms. Kovarcik on our internal camera monitoring system, we immediately initiated an internal investigation, notified the appropriate state authorities, and terminated the employee,” the day care center said in a statement to FOX61.

The child’s head hit the wall upon landing, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the local television station. Investigators reportedly observed a red bruise above the victim’s right eye.

Surveillance camera in Manching

A surveillance camera reportedly captured the incident at the Connecticut day care on Jan. 12, 2024. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)

Child care center

Kristie Kovarcik reportedly told investigators she “lost” her cool and did not feel like she had support from the day care. (iStock)

Investigators went back to previously recorded surveillance footage, where they allegedly found at least two additional incidents involving Kovarcik, including forceful shoving and lifting another child by the shirt, the Greenwhich Time newspaper reported.

Kovarcik had worked at the day care since 2019, and was immediately fired following the incident. She was arrested on Feb. 26 and charged with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment. She is scheduled to appear in court on April 2. 

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