Two Austintown women have each been sentenced to three years in prison for abusing and injuring a child over several years.

Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio handed the sentences down Thursday to 33-year-old Victoria Hawkins and 29-year-old Jhanette Shipp. Both women pleaded guilty earlier to charges of child endangering and domestic violence.

The charges stem from what investigators say was abuse that occurred between November 2019 and November 2022. Prosecutors previously told 21 News this abuse went "far beyond that seen in typical abuse cases."

According to an indictment, the child had suffered serious harm as a result of the abuse.

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