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Published July 18, 2008 11:35 am - Testimony in the trial of an Allen County woman charged with beating her boyfriend’s 5-year-old son began Thursday in Cumberland County. Boy says brother was ‘whipped’ By GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times BURKESVILLE — Testimony in the trial of an Allen County woman charged with beating her boyfriend’s 5-year-old son began Thursday in Cumberland County.
The brother of the boy who was allegedly beaten by Tammy Starks told jurors the boy was “whipped.” Starks, 37, of Scottsville, is charged with criminal abuse in the first degree involving a child younger than 12. She also faces several drug-related charges. Starks allegedly beat the boy on April 7, 2007. The boy and his brother, who was 9, and sister, who was 6, were visiting their father, Michael Graves, at his Monroe County home during the children’s spring break from school. The boy was allegedly beaten with a belt for telling a lie. The three children, plus their father and mother, testified Thursday. Their mother, Emily Moore, of Tompkinsville, said she didn’t notice any bruising on her son until after he awoke from a nap around 5:30 p.m. on April 7. On the witness stand, her older son remembered his brother got in trouble during the visit, but he didn’t remember why. However, he did say his brother was punished by Starks. Wes Stephens, assistant Commonwealth’s attorney for Monroe County, asked him what Starks did to punish the boy, he said she “whipped him.” He also testified he and his sister were in their bedroom and their brother was in Starks’ and Graves’ bedroom. Stephens asked if he heard anything and he said he heard his brother crying. “Did your dad know Tammy had whipped (him)?” Stephens asked. “No, I don’t think he did,” he said. The victim’s sister also testified that her brother got in trouble, but didn’t recall why. Stephens asked her where she was when the alleged incident occurred. She said she was in her room with her older brother, and that their father was in the living room. 
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