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Lexington woman charged with criminal abuse of her two children

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Tanya Johnson (Fayette County Detention Center) Tanya Johnson (Fayette County Detention Center)

LEXINGTON, KY (WAVE) - A Lexington mother is facing charges after an incident at a park.

According to police Tanya Johnson, 27, hit her 3 and 6 year old sons with a belt causing several bruises on their bodies. Police say the 3-year-old also suffered a swollen eye when Johnson pushed him into a wall.     

The children went to the hospital and there is no word on their condition.

Johnson has been charged with two counts of criminal abuse.

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