A Florida mother was arrested after she allegedly beat her daughter with a metal guitar because she was angry she had to wait 10 minutes outside her school while the girl chatted with boys.
Sayda Orellana Castellanos, 52, stands accused of aggravated battery and child abuse with great bodily harm. An arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime said a police officer responded around 5 p.m. Monday to a domestic violence incident at a home in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. Orellana Castellanos told the officer that she went to pick up her daughter at school but grew frustrated when she had to wait more than 10 minutes for the girl to come outside.
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The mother later learned the girl had been talking to boys as she waited, the affidavit said. She and her daughter reportedly started arguing in the car as they drove home. The daughter told cops that her “mother began to call her a whore.” After they got home, the victim went into her room. But Orellana Castellanos allegedly barged in and “began to verbally insult her.” Then the argument turned physical.
Orellana Castellanos alleged that her daughter punched her in the face. The mother then grabbed her daughter by the hair and dragged her out into the hallway while slapping in her face causing her to fall, cops wrote. That’s when Orellana Castellanos is accused of grabbing a metal guitar that was hanging on the wall and hitting her daughter with it. She allegedly hit her multiple times, causing serious injuries to her face and body. Then Orellana Castellanos started hitting her with a broomstick, breaking it in half, the affidavit said.
All the while, the victim’s sister was recording the incident. Cops reviewed the video and it confirmed the victim’s account. The victim suffered several lacerations and scratches on both sides of her face, a bruised eyelid and marks on her back.
“These injuries sustained by the daughter shows clear indications of permanent disfigurement,” the affidavit said.
Paramedics treated the girl’s injuries on scene. Police arrested the mother and took her to the Miami-Dade County jail where she has since posted a $3,500 bond. She has a court hearing scheduled for March 5.
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