A New Jersey mom was arrested after she pressured her youngster to put on a canine shock collar, leaving marks on the neck, in accordance with prosecutors.
Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a kid, two counts of aggravated assault, one depend of witness tampering with risk of drive and one depend of hindering, the Cape Could County Prosecutor’s Workplace mentioned in a information launch.
The abuse was uncovered on March 17 when the kid arrived at Cape Could Metropolis Elementary Faculty with seen marks on the physique, which had been later decided to be attributable to a canine shock collar. The prosecutor’s workplace’s Particular Victims Unit and the Cape Could Metropolis Police Division launched a joint investigation, and Cruz-Feliciano was arrested the next day.
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Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was charged after she allegedly pressured her youngster to put on a canine shock collar. (Cape Could County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Investigators realized that Cruz-Feliciano additionally threatened the kid with extra violence if the abuse was reported, in accordance with the information launch.
Shock collars can ship electrical costs as excessive as 100 volts.
The sufferer informed officers that the collar was saved in a bed room with objects belonging to the household’s useless canine and that the collar was charged commonly after the animal’s loss of life, in accordance with court docket paperwork, WPVI reported.
Shock collars can ship electrical costs as excessive as 100 volts. (Getty Pictures)
Cruz-Feliciano allegedly admitted to the abuse and informed police she had her mom, 59-year-old Sonia Feliciano, get rid of the collar, in accordance with the outlet.
The sufferer’s maternal grandmother is dealing with costs of hindering and tampering with proof however was launched on a summons pending court docket proceedings, in accordance with the information launch.
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Investigators realized that Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano threatened the kid with extra violence if the abuse was reported. (iStock)
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“This case highlights the ongoing dedication of our law enforcement agencies to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community,” Cape Could County Prosecutor Jeffery H. Sutherland mentioned in an announcement. “We take all allegations of child abuse with the utmost seriousness, and we will continue to ensure that those responsible for such heinous acts are held fully accountable under the law.”
