Mother arrested for beating her two young sons with extension cord for eating a can of ravioli without her permission
MIAMI, FLORIDA: A woman has been arrested on charges of child abuse and child neglect after she allegedly beat her two young sons with an extension cord for eating a can of ravioli.
Law enforcement in Miami, Florida revealed how Latamara Taylor left her two sons alone at home around 6 pm on May 24 while she went to work, Daily Mail reports.
According to the report, Taylor had instructed her boys, nine and six, to call her if they felt hungry. However, she missed their call, and so they decided to share a can of ravioli between themselves.
But Taylor was not happy when she arrived home from work and noticed the empty container and proceeded to allegedly whip the two children with an extension cord.
According to a police report, Taylor "became irate, grabbed an extension cord and began hitting both victims over their legs, lower torso, thighs, hips, and buttocks areas."
Police said Taylor did not give medical attention to either of the boys after the alleged beating and instead dropped them off at their father's house.
The Department of Children and Families reportedly began an investigation only four days later on May 28, when Taylor was arrested for something even more violent.
She was slapped with charges of aggravated battery after authorities said she hit the boys’ father with a car and pinned him down in front of her sons, both of whom were in the vehicle.
Local police subsequently gave the embattled children medical evaluations and asked them questions surrounding the incident.
Medical examiners noticed several marks covering their bodies during the evaluation, which the boys said came after their mother attacked them with the extension cord.
"The defendant maliciously and intentionally beat the victims more than a reasonable person would deem as an acceptable form of corporal punishment," an officer wrote in the police report. "The defendant's acts caused the victims unjustifiable pain, injuries, and permanent scarring."
That said, Taylor was remanded in custody Thursday night at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade County.
CDC statistics show that more than 700,000 children are referred to child protective agencies as a result of abuse or neglect in the US each year.