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Mother Taken into Custody After Daughter Arrives at Therapy with Injuries

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A Florida mother has been detained following allegations that she struck her 8-year-old daughter, resulting in a noticeable black eye that was discovered during the child’s therapy appointment.

Deisy Yamileth Martinez Garcia

Deisy Yamileth Martinez Garcia (Miami-Dade County Corrections).

Deisy Yamileth Martinez Garcia is charged with child neglect without causing great bodily harm. According to a probable cause affidavit, Miami Police Department officers were informed on Friday after the young girl attended a therapy session with visible facial bruising. During the session, she revealed to her therapist that her mother had inflicted the injury the previous week.

The child disclosed that her mother was intoxicated at the time of the incident and that she was unsure why her mother had assaulted her.

The affidavit further alleges that the mother has been bringing men into their home and engaging in sexual activities in front of her daughter.

“Additionally, her mother has been inviting men over and having sex with them in front of her,” the affidavit stated.

According to the complaint, the girl told detectives that when her mother brings men over “they get naked, they touch each other and it reminds her of what happened to her in the past.”

Martinez Garcia said in an interview with cops that she saw the victim come out of the room with a mark on her eye. A roommate told officers it was because Martinez Garcia wanted her to leave the bedroom. The roommate also confirmed that Martinez Garcia had been bringing home men she met on the beach and she told the suspect to stop doing so. In addition, the girl and her brother told the roommate in the past that they had not eaten and appeared to be “soiled,” the affidavit stated.

After receiving her Miranda rights, Martinez Garcia allegedly said in an interview with officers that she accidentally hit her daughter when Martinez Garcia was trying to wake the girl up and grabbed her blankets. The defendant also allegedly made “inconsistent statements” about the men whom she was inviting over to her apartment. She claimed the roommate was “coaching” her daughter about what to tell cops.

Officers took Martinez Garcia to jail where she remains on a $2,500 bond. Jail records also show she has an immigration hold on her.

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