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Woman faces domestic violence charges in Miami-Dade

Police: Woman arrested for hurting man with cerebral palsy

Yaddisha Y. Rancher was arrested on Thursday for domestic violence in Miami-Dade County. (MDCR)

MIAMI ā€“ A man with cerebral palsy suffered a cut on the right side of his head and the 25-year-old woman who confessed to the domestic violence was behind bars Thursday in Miami-Dade County, police said.

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According to a police report, fire rescue personnel took the injured man to the Jackson South Medical Center on Tuesday and Yaddisha Y. Rancher surrendered to police on Wednesday at the Kendall District Station.

After Rancher confessed to using a cellphone to hurt her brother, police officers arrested her, correctional officers booked her at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, and she appeared in court Thursday.

The conflict was allegedly over a man Rancher had brought home, police said. She was facing charges of aggravated abuse of a disabled adult and aggravated battery. A judge set her bond at $2,500.


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