TOMBALL, Texas – A woman and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged after police say they tried to cover up abusing her child, according to the Tomball Police Department.
The mother, Latosha Clark, 43, and 44-year-old Nathaniel Lathan have both been charged with felony injury to a child.
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On March 24, detectives were called to the Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital regarding a sexual assault of a child investigation.
Detectives learned that a child was brought in with serious injuries and admitted into the hospital. Officials said several of the visible injuries to the child were consistent with being beaten.
Investigators believe that the child was possibly assaulted by his mother and her boyfriend.
During a second interview with the child’s mother, she then admitted to lying about the child being sexually assaulted to cover up the fact that she and her boyfriend physically struck the child for misbehaving.
Clark and Lathan were both arrested and charges have been filed.