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Ankeny woman accused of abusing her wheelchair-bound daughter

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December 23rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Ankeny, Iowa/KCCI) -A woman from central Iowa is accused of hitting her wheelchair-bound daughter. KCCI reports court documents show that Crystle Brandenburg, of Ankeny, allegedly hit her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, and left a bruise. The daughter told her aunt and a social worker that her mom hit her.Brandenburg admitted to police that she used methamphetamine and THC almost daily in the home where her daughter lives. She’s being held at the Polk County Jail on $50,000 bond.