Crime & Safety

Lansdale Woman 'Bit' Son's Face In Mall On 4th Of July: Report

Happy Independence Day.

A Lansdale woman allegedly bit her son in the face during a visitation with him at the Montgomery Mall on 4th of July, according to a story in The Reporter.

Stephanie Nickel, 27, met the boy, of an unknown age, and her father at the mall for her visitation rights as agreed upon in the couple’s custody agreement, the report states.

The father was about 20 feet away from Nickel and the boy as they ate at separate tables in the foot court, when Nickel allegedly bit the boy because he wasn’t listening to her, according to the report.

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Police at the scene noted “long, curved red marks that were consistent with the markings of a bite” on the boy’s cheek, the report states.

Nickel’s arraignment will be October 14.

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