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Background: The intersection of Northwest Fourth Avenue and Northwest Eighth Street in Miami, Florida (Google Maps). Inset: Roslain Perdomo (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation).
A Florida woman faces allegations of allowing her 3-year-old daughter to live in squalid conditions, including a “severe lice infestation” in the child’s hair.
Roslain Perdomo, 36, is currently held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, charged with child neglect without causing significant bodily harm. The incident reportedly took place on Sunday.
An officer from the Miami Police Department was on patrol near the intersection of Northwest Fourth Avenue and Northwest Eighth Street in Miami when he spotted “a nude adult female with a nude female child” standing at the corner, as detailed in an arrest affidavit acquired by Law&Crime. The officer approached the adult to inquire about the situation and offer assistance.
The woman, later identified as Perdomo, explained that “her daughter was acting out and wanted to go outside,” prompting her to accompany the child. However, when she attempted to return indoors, the toddler “resisted,” according to the court document.
The officer reportedly advised Perdomo to “grab the child and go back home,” but she was unable to do so “safely.” The affidavit also suggests that Perdomo may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time.
The cop called on his radio for an officer with the Miami Police Department”s Special Victims Unit to help.
Authorities checked on the well-being of the child, finding — in addition to the lice infestation — that the girl “appeared malnourished and expressed she was hungry and thirsty,” the affidavit stated. Perdomo reportedly allowed officers to enter her home “to retrieve clothing,” and as they entered, they found a filthy setting.
“There was no edible food in the home, and there were roaches all over the food, furniture, and clothing,” authorities said. “The refrigerator and freezer were empty and infested with roaches,” and one officer “observed what appeared to be a large nugget of marijuana in plain sight, near the victim’s toys.”
Perdomo was arrested, the drugs were reportedly seized, and officers reported the situation to the Florida Department of Children and Families. It is unclear under whose care the child was placed.
The defendant’s bond is listed as “to be set.”