NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A mother turned herself in to authorities and faces multiple charges in connection to an alarming case of alleged child abuse.
Cynthia Hernandez, 32, is charged with child neglect, failing to report abuse and providing false information to law enforcement.
Her son, a 6-year-old boy with autism, was allegedly beaten nearly to death by Daniel Romero, Hernandez’s boyfriend, earlier this month.
Romero was arrested on Jan. 11 in North Miami Beach. Police said he repeatedly hit the child and left him with injuries that put him in intensive care.
More than a week later, Hernandez is behind bars as, detectives said, they had enough evidence to charge her in connection to the crime.
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