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Mother accused of abusing 6-year-old son arrested

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – A Fort Wayne woman accused of abusing her 6-year-old son has been arrested.

Police say the Indiana Department of Child Services notified the Fort Wayne Police Department about suspected child abuse involving a child that went to school with injuries.

The child later participated in an interview with Detective Michelle Brown. He disclosed being physically abused by his mother, 33-year-old Ayobami Ufot.

Ufot was taken into custody Tuesday morning and faces a charge of domestic battery with bodily injury to a minor under 14 years old.

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