Richmond County authorities have arrested a local man who punched a 3-year-old girl Friday night and left her hospitalized with head trauma and more.
Daquelvin Brighthop, 26, was charged Friday with cruelty to children in the first-degree.
He is accused of causing the child cruel and physical pain. According to an arrest warrant, Brighthop “punched the victim multiple times in her chest and abdomen causing a lacerated liver, head trauma and bruising to her chest” at a home on Albemarle Drive in Augusta.
The suspect has a listed address of Edna Street in North Augusta, and his relationship to the girl was not immediately clear from the arrest warrant. The girl’s condition was also not available.
Brighthop was arrested in 2017 for domestic violence in Aiken County, but he was released on bond after five days. He was allowed to plead guilty to assault & battery, and a judge gave him credit for time served and that’s it.
