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East St. Louis man charged with Christmas Eve battery involving woman, two girls

An East St. Louis man injured two children and a woman he lives with on Christmas Eve, according to charges filed Friday.

Trevion M. Ellison, 27, was charged Friday with aggravated battery of a child, domestic battery causing bodily harm and domestic battery with physical contact.

Charges allege that on Dec. 24, Ellison punched a 10-year-old girl in the eye, grabbed a 13-year-old girl by the throat and threw her to the floor, and repeatedly struck a woman in the face.

Ellison has no prior criminal history in St. Clair County. As of Sunday afternoon, he had not been taken into police custody.

This story was originally published December 31, 2017 at 4:33 PM with the headline "East St. Louis man charged with Christmas Eve battery involving woman, two girls."

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