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Virginia Beach mom arrested for allegedly beating 11-year-old daughter with bat

Posted at 2:30 PM, Dec 28, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-28 21:35:24-05

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A 35-year-old Virginia Beach mother is in jail after allegedly beating her 11-year-old daughter with an aluminum baseball bat.

Andrea Gehring

Andrea Gehring

According to court documents, the incident took place in late November.

The girl told authorities that her mother, 35-year-old Andrea Gehring, had beat her with the bat after she told Gehring’s boyfriend that her mother had been out with another man.

Court documents say the girl received broken bones, bruises and other marks as a result. She was also reportedly forced to clean up her own blood with cleaning supplies.

Gehring denied beating her daughter, saying she tripped and fell into a dollhouse.

Gehring was charged with Child Abuse Neglect, Serious Injury, First Conviction DWI, and Malicious Intent Stabbing, Cutting, Wounding. She remains in the Virginia Beach City Jail on no bond.