Florida mother charged after chaining 13-year-old to fence during heat
Police say the woman told investigators she chained her 13-year-old daughter outside at a relative’s home because she needed a break.
A South Florida woman is facing child abuse and child neglect charges after investigators say she left her 13-year-old daughter chained to a fence outside a relative’s home during dangerously hot weather because she said she needed time away from parenting responsibilities, CBS reported. The incident happened Saturday in Hialeah, according to police.