A pregnant Humboldt Park woman is accused of throwing her 4-month-old daughter against a bedroom wall during an argument with the infant's father and beating her other daughter with a clothes hanger, Chicago police said this morning.
Rosemary Smith, 31, has been charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of endangering the life of a child, all felonies. Court records show she has prior convictions for similar offenses.
On Friday, the baby was lying in a car seat in a bedroom, police said. As Smith argued with the girl's father, she allegedly picked up the car seat and threw it into a wall.
"Smith then picked up the car seat and shook it vigorously, causing bruises to the victim," police said in a statement.
Her 7-year-old daughter also suffered bruises when Smith hit her numerous times with a hanger, police said.
Police could not comment on the severity of either children's injuries this morning or their conditions.
Smith was convicted in a 2007 case in which she was charged with domestic battery and endangering the life of a child, both misdemeanors, according to the court records. She was sentenced to 18 months conditional discharge, required to enter a parenting program and pay $395 in fines.
"Smith then picked up the car seat and shook it vigorously, causing bruises to the victim," police said in a statement.
Her 7-year-old daughter also suffered bruises when Smith hit her numerous times with a hanger, police said.
Police could not comment on the severity of either children's injuries this morning or their conditions.
Smith was convicted in a 2007 case in which she was charged with domestic battery and endangering the life of a child, both misdemeanors, according to the court records. She was sentenced to 18 months conditional discharge, required to enter a parenting program and pay $395 in fines.
