Three Daycare Workers Arrested for Alleged Abuse of Toddlers

Three daycare assistants, aged in their 30s and 50s and residing in Ra'anana, have been arrested on suspicion of abusing and assaulting toddlers at a daycare center in the Sharon region. Investigators suspect the assistants used severe violence against the children, including forcefully lifting them, slamming them to the floor, pulling their ears, and throwing objects at them. The investigation began covertly by officers from the Kfar Saba station in the Central District following a report about an 11-month-old infant brought to Meir Hospital with an ear injury. Technological means employed during the investigation revealed a series of violent incidents at the daycare, helping to build the evidence that led to the arrest of the three women. Based on the investigation's findings, the three suspects were to be brought before a court for a hearing on the police's request to extend their detention.