Monday, May 25, 2026 - A short-tempered woman
was arrested after she allegedly strangled and scratched a child for splashing
water on her at a waterpark, according to police.
Marjorie C. Aliprandi,
68, grabbed the young boy by the throat on the Lazy River at the Cowabunga Bay
Water Park in Draper, Utah on Saturday, according to the Draper Police
Department.
“The child had stood near
a fountain along the side of the lazy river and had splashed [Aliprandi],”
according to an affidavit obtained by ABC 4.
Aliprandi, 68, is charged with assault and child abuse.Cowabunga Bay Draper Park
The splash outraged
Aliprandi, who then put both of her hands around the boy’s neck “in an
attempt to get him to stop spraying her,” the affidavit states.
The boy told his mom what
happened and police were called to the water park and spoke with the child.
The boy had red scratches
on his neck and said he felt pressure when Aliprandi grabbed his neck,
authorities said.
A lifeguard at the water
park witnessed the incident, telling police she saw Aliprandi become upset with
the child and choke him after he had sprayed her with water.
Aliprandi was arrested
and charged with one count of aggravated assault, a felony, and one count of
child abuse, a misdemeanor. She was booked at the Salt Lake County Jail.
Police did not
immediately respond to The Post’s request for additional information
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