Man Punched His 5-Year-Old Daughter In The Head: Police

An Elmont man was arrested Wednesday night after police say he allegedly punched his 5-year-old daughter in the head.

According to police, Stanley Frederique, 36, of 240th Street, was seen at Elmont Road Park, located at 755 Elmont Road, allegedly repeatedly punching his 5-year-old daughter in the head with a closed fist as he was pulling her out of the park. By the time police had arrived, Frederique and his daughter had left.

A notification was sent to other officers in the area, and Frederique was arrested a short time later without incident. His daughter was with her mother at her mother's place of work, and was taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation of pain to her head.

Frederique is charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Thursday.

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