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Man charged with felony battery and child abuse
Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 2:01 p.m.

OCALA - A 44-year-old man who reportedly abused a woman and her 11-year-old son was arrested by deputies and charged with felony battery, child abuse, battery on a law enforcement official and resisting without violence, according to sheriff’s officials.

Because the incident involves child abuse, officials would not disclose the relationship between the man arrested and the victims.

The woman called the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and told them she was beaten by Karl Andreas Zahradka. She said she and her 11-year-old son have been abused by him for years. The victim and Zahradka have children together.

The woman said on Wednesday she asked Zahradka to help her wrap a wound on her right ear she said was caused by him. The victim said Zahradka became agitated and began punching and pushing her. She said the ear began to swell and was bleeding, so she went to the hospital for treatment.

When she returned, she said Zahradka got upset while looking for scissors, and began hitting her 11-year-old son with a wooden drum stick. The woman then called deputies.

After taking photographs of the victims injuries, deputies went to arrest Zahradka. He refused to go with officials and was bitten on the right leg by a K-9 dog. He was treated for his injury and then taken to the Marion County Jail.

Officials noted they’ve visited the northwest home on at least two occasions where callers have reported alleged child abuse. Each time, the woman and the 11-year-old boy denied the allegations. However, on Wednesday, they admitted that the allegations were true, but said they did not want to cooperate with officials out of fear.

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