Fishers police arrest in-home child care provider

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An Indianapolis woman has been arrested on charges including battery of a child after parents noticed bruises on their child, police said.

The parents told Fishers police on Sunday that they suspected their in-home child care provider was abusing the child. The parents gave police surveillance video from their home system showing the suspect engaged in abusive behavior, Fishers Police Department said in a news release.

Shannon E. Gillen, 27, faces charges of battery with injury to a child younger than 14, neglect of a dependent causing bodily injury, strangulation and neglect of a dependent. She was being held in the Hamilton County Jail in Noblesville.