A five-year-old girl was allegedly punched in the face by her mother in Griffith's main street on Monday.
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Police rushed to Banna Avenue around noon after receiving several emergency calls reporting that a little girl was being assaulted.
There, they arrested a 26-year-old woman.
She is alleged to have picked her daughter up by the hair before punching her in the face.
The child suffered facial bruising as a result and was placed in the care of Family and Community Services staff.
Her mother has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
A Griffith child is being cared for by community services staff after an incident in Banna Avenue.