SPRING HILL, Fla. - A Spring Hill daycare worker has been charged with child abuse after acting violently towards a disabled 11-year-old, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

The backstory:

Video surveillance from inside a classroom at Tender Care PPEC (Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care) shows 36-year-old Kaitlyn Pitzer aggressively pushing the child's head back in an awkward way before smearing cake icing on the child's face.

Minutes later, officials say Pitzer began rubbing hand sanitizer on the child's arm wounds, causing the child to run across the room in distress.

What they're saying:

Investigators showed the child's family the video, and they said the violent acts could have caused serious injury due to pre-existing medical conditions.

They also said their c

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