Therapist/Assessor Says Fatima is Abused by
Her Mother and Fears Her

The quotes below are from a letter from a Marriage, Family, Child Therapist who has done investigations for Shasta County Child Protective Services and is assessing Fatima's reports of being abused by her mother.  To read the document in its entirety, click here.

"She [Fatima] told me she did not want to go home because she was afraid her mother was going to hit her. She said her mother hits her a lot, mostly with her shoe...and once with a hanger....Fatima showed me the spot on her arm where she had got hit."

"Fatima said Mom threatens her not to look or rub where she got hit 'or else I'm gonna make it worse.'"

"Fatima was not able to say how often she gets hurt but indicated it was a couple times a month, maybe once a week. Not nearly as much as Sara, her cousin, who 'gets hit a lot.' Mom is mad at her almost every day. Sara has a big bump on her head from Mom punching her and throwing something at her."

"Fatima also told me that he mother frequently curses at her calling her a 'fuck'n' bitch' and telling her 'you're stupid like your father.'"