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Parents plead guilty in abuse case

By LAURIE MASON
Bucks County Courier Times

BENSALEM - A Bensalem couple whose 6-year-old daughter was beaten so badly that she was hospitalized for months pleaded guilty Tuesday in Bucks County court in Doylestown.

Isreal and Bijalbaken Satamker wept as they stood before county Judge David Heckler.

Isreal Satamker, 38, the child's father, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment. He will be sentenced in January and faces a mandatory minimum five years in prison.

The victim's mother, Bijalbaken Satamker, 36, was sentenced to 11 months of probation for endangerment. She wasn't charged with assaulting the child, but admitted that she knew her husband was abusing the girl but didn't call police.

“Please, your honor,â€