Newly released video shows a South Florida mother chaining her 13-year-old daughter to a fence, according to authorities. The incident happened in July, and the mother, Yashira Marie Maldonado, 34, was arrested at that time.
The teen’s face is blurred in the footage, which shows officers speaking with a woman at the home and photographing the girl. According to an arrest report, Maldonado left the teen chained to a fence near an efficiency where her mother lived. Police said surveillance video showed Maldonado securing the girl, then getting into her car and driving off.
Police said the girl was chained in the July heat for more than an hour. She was found to be in good health.
Maldonado was charged with felony child abuse and child neglect. The source report did not specify the location of the home or the court dates in the case.
