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(The Republican [file])

EASTHAMPTON -- An Easthampton woman was charged with assault and battery Tuesday for allegedly burning a Westfield woman's left buttock with a lit cigarette and striking her right buttock with a spatula.



Malissa Robert, 18, was arrested by Westfield police Monday and arraigned Tuesday. She was released on her own recognizance after posting $100 bail.



The woman was charged with two counts of assault and battery on a person older than 14, as well as assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.



According to reports:



On Sept. 12, Robert confessed to burning a 20-year-old woman on the left buttock and lower back with a lit cigarette, as well as hitting her right buttock with a cooking spatula. The spatula's head left a solid red impression on the victim's skin.



The victim was passed out at the time of the incident.