Galinda Nelson has been charged with child abuse. She allegedly chained a child to a bed and used a horsewhip to beat another. Last week, the case was postponed after proceedings were disrupted when she locked herself in the court bathroom and refused to come out. A woman, who allegedly chained a child to a bed and used a horsewhip to beat another, has refused to attend a court-ordered evaluation by a psychiatrist. Galinda Nelson appeared in the Worcester Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of child abuse. The case against her was postponed last week after proceedings were disrupted when she locked herself in the court bathroom and refused to come out shortly before the matter was scheduled to start, said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila.