A Lakewood woman, suspected of severely beating a four-year-old boy in the township, faces charges of aggravated assault and Title 9 child abuse.

Augustina Rodriguez-Morales
Augustina Rodriguez-Morales (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
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Augustina Rodriguez-Morales, 36, was arrested Tuesday following a probe by Lakewood police and other related agencies, according to information from Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato's office.

The investigation began after a call was placed to police from the boy's house, authorities said. Responding officers found extensive injuries and concluded that she had beaten him repeatedly about the face and head, authorities said.

Authorities did not disclose the relationship between the two, whether the boy needed hospital care, or any further background information about the suspect.

Augustina Rodriguez-Morales (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Augustina Rodriguez-Morales (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
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Rodriguez-Morales was placed in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River in lieu of $50,000 bail set by Superior Court Judge Wendel E.Daniels. She was ordered to have no contact with the victim.The Division of Child Protection and Permanency intervened for the boy, authorities said.

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