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Child Hit in Domestic Fight: Police Concern
27 Mar
Summary
- Police were concerned about a child's head injury after a fight.
- Cell phone footage appeared to show the child being hit by a stool.
- The child later developed a 'goose egg' on her head.
Hours after Taylor Frankie Paul's arrest for domestic violence in 2023, her mother, Liann, received a late-night call from police. Officers from the Herriman City Police Department urgently contacted Liann around 3 AM to check on her 5-year-old granddaughter.
Police reviewed cellphone footage from the incident, which appeared to show the young girl being struck by a metal stool. This raised immediate concerns about a possible head injury. Liann informed the officers that her daughter seemed fine earlier and was asleep, but the officer stressed that injuries in children may not be immediately apparent.
The police report detailed that the child was indeed hit and subsequently developed a 'goose egg' on her head. Taylor Frankie Paul was charged with aggravated assault and later pleaded guilty in abeyance, receiving three years of probation. Additional allegations from her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, could lead to further legal consequences for Paul.
