um, trying to find the appropriate words here. It sounds as if Mr. Pierce has quite a serious case of PTSD if a bed had already been arranged in a treatment facility prior to to this incident. I also note this was not his daughter, per other articles this was his wife's daughter, so his stepchild. In what universe did this man think it is acceptable for him to put his hands on a 12 year old girl?
He needs serious help and I hope he gets it, but his having PTSD has absolutely ZERO to do with him assaulting a child and causing her substantial brain injury. MOO IMO That is not PTSD IMO that is a big guy with a temper, that he probably always had but now he is less able to control it maybe.
The mother walked up to the room and as she got to the top of the stairs, she reportedly saw Pierce — who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and over 300 pounds — hit the girl in the head near her temple with the back of his hand three times.
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Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Wood told
Lincoln News Now that further medical testing showed the 12-year-old girl had “substantial injuries to her brain.” The victim has to work with a physical therapist to regain motor functions, the outlet reported.
Veteran suffering from PTSD knocks out wife's daughter after she refuses to clean room: Cops
Pierce has been charged with abuse and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
PTSD-Suffering Vet Knocks Wife’s 12-Year-Old Daughter Unconscious for Not Cleaning Room, Calls Her ‘Weak’
MOO if his wife bails him out I will have certain strong opinions about her. Period. Let him sit in jail until his bed at the treatment facility opens up for him in a couple of weeks.
