BATH — Police on Tuesday night took a 13-year-old Bath girl into protective custody after her mother reported she had assaulted her 11-year-old sister.
Lt. Robert Savary said Wednesday that the victim had red marks on her arms and shoulders. Cpl. Andrew Booth took the older sister to a nearby hospital for observation, Savary said.
Savary said that the mother called police from the parking lot of the Sagadahoc County Courthouse, at 7:36 p.m. The older sister had assaulted her young sister in the car, Savary said.
“She was out of control,” Savary said of the older sister. “She had medical issues.”
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