Florida Mother Accused of Burning Daughter and Tying Her to a Chair for 'Misbehaving'
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
FLORIDA — A mother from Hialeah is facing charges after her 10-year-old daughter reported that she was burned and tied to a chair with a rope or handcuffs for 'misbehaving,' authorities said. Gineth Ramírez, 35, was arrested and is charged with aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm, according to Miami-Dade jail records. According to an arrest report, the girl was at school when she claimed her mother burned her due to her behavior. A child protection investigator met with the girl, who stated that her mother burned her on the arm and legs for misbehaving and also made her sit in a chair and then tied her hands behind her with a rope or handcuffs, the report noted. What did the mother say? A Department of Children and Families investigator observed three abrasions on the girl that appeared to be first-degree burn marks, including one on her forearm, another on her shin, and another on the inner part of her upper right thigh, the report indicated. Subsequently, Ramírez told investigators that they were in the kitchen preparing flan and that some spilled on the girl's leg, but she claimed she did not know how her daughter sustained the other two injuries, according to the report. She admitted to disciplining the girl by making her sit in a chair and face the wall when she misbehaves, but stated she had never tied her hands, the report noted. Ramírez was arrested and booked into jail, and on Friday, she appeared in court in tears. A judge assigned her a public defender but denied her bail. 'Ma'am, you have a restraining order from the 10-year-old girl; you cannot have any direct or indirect contact,' the judge told her. The girl was scheduled for a forensic interview and an evaluation with the child protection team. The case remains under investigation.
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