Former daycare operator facing 14 assault charges in Memramcook

The former operator of a daycare in Memramcook is now facing 14 counts of assault, involving children that were in her care and a former employee.

Ten new charges were laid againstCeline Lang, 56, on Wednesday.

RCMP allege Lang used inappropriate physical means to discipline 12 children at her daycare, La Couve de La Valle inc.,on Lavalle Road.

She's also accused of assaulting an employee, and assaulting that employee with a weapon a flower pot.

Lang did not appear in provincial court to answer to the charges. She moved to Quebec after shutting down her daycare, her defencelawyer told the court.

Her next court date is scheduled forFeb.24.

Lang was initially charged in December with five counts of assault, involving three children and one adult.

But the investigation has been ongoing.

The incidents are all alleged to have occurred between July and September last year.

There is a publication ban on the names of the alleged victims.