Child abuse reported after neighbor hears child crying, Chicago IL


Audio reports two incidents: a man removed from a city bus for causing a disturbance, and a child welfare concern at an apartment near South Wabash. A 17-year-old (name withheld) is reported to have choked a 4-year-old, and a neighbor (name withheld) said she heard a child crying for hours and saw the father hit the child with a belt through a window.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 08
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Transcript:
A passing motorist reported a man was kicked off a city bus for causing a disturbance and was standing by the street. This was a third-party report. Also on the first floor of a nearby building a 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld), reportedly choked her 4-year-old daughter. (Name withheld) is on house arrest and wants the child removed from the home. Check the well-being[1] near South Wabash on the third floor. (Name withheld) said she heard a female child about four to six years old yelling and crying all day and saw the father hitting the child with a belt through the window.
A passing motorist reported a man was kicked off a city bus for causing a disturbance and was standing by the street. This was a third-party report. Also on the first floor of a nearby building a 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld), reportedly choked her 4-year-old daughter. (Name withheld) is on house arrest and wants the child removed from the home. Check the well-being[1] near South Wabash on the third floor. (Name withheld) said she heard a female child about four to six years old yelling and crying all day and saw the father hitting the child with a belt through the window.
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Check the well-being: Request for police to check on welfare of a child
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Location mentioned:
Near S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
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