A childcare worker has been charged with assaulting a child in the state's central west earlier this year.
On Friday 29 August 2025, police attached to Chifley Police District commenced an investigation after receiving a report of a four-year-old boy being assaulted at a daycare centre on George Street, Bathurst.
It will be alleged that around midday on Friday 11 July 2025, an 18-year-old female staff member grabbed the child by the arm and dragged him across the room, then grabbed the child a second time before throwing him onto a mattress.
During the incident, the child's shirt was allegedly torn near the armpit.
Following extensive enquiries, the 18-year-old woman was today (Monday 22 September 2025), issued with a Court Attendance Notice for common assault.
She is due to appear before Bathurst Local Court on Monday 17 November 2025.
The woman is no longer employed by the childcare centre.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
