But....how can you charge someone with assault for punching inanimate objects? Or criminal damage for punching stuff in her own house? Rented house, maybe? Still shouldn't rate a criminal charge unless she refuses to fix it. I can sorta see the child abuse if she's running around whacking the kid's head on stuff.
She was running around the house carrying the kid and its head whacked a piece of furniture.
*shrug* IANAL, but yeah, that’s a hard-looking 24.