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Harriett said that her mother [Amy Wheeler Hughes] slapped her hard across the face because her mother got "mad" at her (done during a week-end unsupervised visitation trip).
Amy Wheeler Hughes was hotlined and Amy said that Harriett "fell" again. Harriett (and Sarah) told their dad and me that their mother told them that they had to tell the Court that they wanted to live with her (Amy). When Harriett said, "No- I want to live with my dad," Amy hit her in the face. Since David was given sole legal and physical custody of Harriett and Sarah in 1995 because of the sexual abuse, Amy badgered the children continually during week-end visitations, trying to force them to say they wanted to live with her. When the children did not agree with their mother, Amy became very angry and physical toward Harriett and Sarah.
Harriett said that her mother [Amy Wheeler Hughes] beat her with a belt because her mother got "mad" at her. The imprint of the belt buckle can easily be seen on Harriett's back (done during a week-end unsupervised visitation trip).
Harriett walked into my home at 5:15pm from her mother's and told her dad and me that her back hurt really bad from "the belt"- we asked Harriett if we could see her back and we saw what Amy had done. Amy was hotlined but Amy said that Harriett "fell." Harriett and Sarah said over and over and over that Amy got mad at Harriett and started chasing Harriett and swinging a belt at Harriett's back. Harriett said that her mother hit her Sunday afternoon and David didn't pick the kids up until 5pm on Sunday- the raised welt and buckle mark was still very visible hours after it happened. I cried- I just cried. This kind of physical abuse happened so many times when Harriett and Sarah had unsupervised visitation with their mother. It was as if Amy was flaunting her "power" as their mother to discipline Harriett and Sarah in any manner she wanted and she believed that she could get away with it. Sarah told me, "Grandma, mom says that she can do anything she wants to- it doesn't matter who we tell because mom will tell them that we are "liars" and they will believe her because she is our mother- we are just kids and DSS won't listen to us."
Sarah went to visit her mother on Friday for a week-end visitation. When Sarah came to my house on Sunday after her dad picked her and Harriett up at about 5:15pm, Sarah was obviously very sick and had a high fever. She was having a hard time breathing and said that her mother had "rammed" with them all week-end outside and that it was very cold. David took Sarah to the hospital and the hospital admitted Sarah with "pneumonia." Amy was hotlined for neglect and Amy said that she had no idea why Sarah was sick.
Harriett returned from a week-end visitation with her mother (Amy Wheeler Hughes) with blood on her shirt and she had wet her pants.
Harriett told her dad and me at about 5:15pm (David picked Harriett and Sarah up at 5pm) that her mother had gotten "mad" at her again and had locked her in the bathroom. Harriett said that she was pounding on the bathroom door and screaming to get out for a long time. Harriett said, "My mother acts crazy and I get afraid when she gets mad." Amy was hotlined and Amy said that Harriett "fell" again. Harriett's hands were bruised and swollen from pounding on the bathroom door, screaming to get out.
This is a partial picture of Harriett's leg that was taken after Harriett (and Sarah) returned from an unsupervised week-end visit with her (their) mother.
Harriett said that her leg hurt from "the belt." Harriett said that her mother hit her with a "belt" again because her mother got "mad" at her. Amy Wheeler Hughes was hotlined and Amy said that Harriett "fell" again.
This is a partial picture of Sarah's arm. Sarah said that her mother got "mad" at her, grabbed her arm, swung Sarah around and Sarah hit the wall. Amy's finger prints could clearly be seen on Sarah's arm when she arrived at my house at about 5:15pm after a week-end visitation with her mother (Amy Wheeler Hughes). Amy was hotlined and Amy said that Sarah "fell" again.