The toddler had severe injuries, bruises, and cuts on his face. Initially, staff claimed another child had caused Clay’s injuries with a toy. But video evidence told a different story.

The case centers around an incident at Little Blessings Child Care in Bainbridge, a small city near the Florida state line.

A Georgia woman has now been arrested on multiple child abuse charges after the 1-year-old boy was allegedly attacked at a church day care facility, leaving him with a swollen face and a black eye.

Authorities confirmed that Yvette Thurston, 54, was taken into custody on Monday and now faces three counts of first-degree child abuse and one count of first-degree aggravated battery, according to WDRW.

Following Thurston’s arrest, a judge set her bond at $44,000. According to online records, the daycare worker was released from the Decatur County Jail last