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Toddler Severely Injured After LA-Area Daycare Employee Allegedly Throws Him Into Air, Lawsuit Says

The suit says security video shows an employee hoisting the 23-month-old about 6 feet before he fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

  • A Los Angeles family filed a lawsuit against The Bay Club El Segundo after their 23-month-old son, C.K., suffered a traumatic brain injury when an employee allegedly dropped him on March 17, 2025.
  • Security footage shows an employee hoisting C.K. 6 feet into the air before releasing him; the toddler fell and 'smashed his head on the hardwood floor,' the lawsuit alleged.
  • Staff called father Matthew Kittle to say C.K. had 'since calmed down,' but security footage later proved the club's account was 'intentionally false and misleading,' according to the lawsuit.
  • Upon arriving home, C.K. was 'extremely drowsy, lethargic, and irritable,' prompting a hospital visit where doctors diagnosed blunt head trauma and hearing loss, according to the lawsuit.
  • The lawsuit alleges the club operated without a required California daycare license, while a spokesperson for the network of more than 30 locations stated they are 'unable to comment on ongoing litigation.
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Child is seriously injured when thrown up in U.S. daycare A family is processing a club in southern California after a 1-year-old and 11-month-old child is severely injured when it is thrown up and dropped on the ground. The case happened inside the daycare center, which is located in the city of El Segundo. A security camera recorded the moment of the fall (the images are strong). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 on WhatsApp Th…

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