Indictment: Severe abuse of 17 toddlers at Ariel daycare

An indictment has been filed against a manager and two caregivers at a daycare in Ariel for over 400 instances of physical and mental abuse of infants.

The State Attorney's Office has filed an indictment against the manager of a daycare center and two caregivers in Ariel for a long series of abuse offenses against 17 infants and toddlers in the facility, reported Reshet 13 and ynet. According to the charges, the acts included severe physical violence, assaults, strangulation, and binding, some of which caused breathing difficulties for the toddlers. The three defendants, Natalia Kiselevsky, Darina (Dasha) Khalupa, and Anna Pegelsky, are charged with over 400 counts of ongoing abuse. The prosecution described the incidents as an exceptionally severe pattern of violence, noting the high level of danger posed by the defendants. Further details have not yet been released.