A grandmother is accused of child abuse.

Police arrested Beatrice Young Honeycutt, 64, of Twin Avenue in Gastonia, on Saturday night. She is charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse.

Police say Honeycutt was in charge of supervising her grandson Tuesday when she caused an injury on his scalp. Police say the injury was not accidental. The child is under the age of 16.

According to police, Honeycutt then inflicted burn marks from a cigarette on the same child’s leg Saturday. Police say that alleged injury was not an accident.

Honeycutt was booked into the Gaston County Jail on Saturday night. She was released Sunday after posting $1,500 bond. She is scheduled to face a judge May 26.

-Eric Wildstein