An angry mother is demanding answers after her toddler was left beaten and bruised after she was hit with a shovel at daycare. Another child at the facility is believed to have used the shovel to hit Matilda, the centre told Ms Gaiter. It was in the sandpit, and they couldn't get there fast enough,' Ms Gaiter told 7News. It was horrific... She doesn't feel pain or doesn't know how to express pain, so she wouldn't have been able to do that,' Ms Gaiter told 7News. After Ms Gaiter got her daughter to hospital, medical staff realised she had experienced a mild concussion due to the strikes.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2026 15:25 UTC