Hialeah Police arrest mother after 10-year-old daughter reports burns and being tied up as punishment

A local resident faces felony criminal charges involving alleged child abuse, resulting in an arrest and booking into the county correctional center.

• •Gineth Ramirez, 35, was arrested on Thursday by Hialeah Police.
• •She faces one count of aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm or torture.
• •The investigation began after the Department of Children and Families received a report from the suspect's 10-year-old daughter.
• •The child reported being burned on her arm and legs as punishment for misbehaving and being tied to a chair with rope or handcuffs.
• •A child protective investigator observed three injuries appearing to be burn marks on the child's right forearm, right shin, and upper right thigh.
• •During police questioning, Ramirez stated that one burn occurred accidentally when hot flan fell on the child's leg, but denied knowing the origin of the other two injuries.
• •Ramirez admitted to making her daughter sit in a chair facing a wall as punishment, but denied tying her hands or hitting her.
• •Ramirez was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center following her arrest.