HIALEAH, Fla. — A Hialeah woman is facing two felony charges after police said she chained her teenage daughter to a fence over the weekend.
Hialeah police said Yashira Marie Maldonado, 34, did so at her mother’s efficiency before driving off. According to an arrest report, it appears she left the girl chained up outside for almost an hour on Saturday morning before police became aware.
The girl’s exact age was redacted from the Hialeah Police Department report, but she is either 13 or 14 according to an included year of birth.
The HPD report states that officers responded to Maldonado’s home, the address of which was redacted, at around 10 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports of a disturbance.
Police said Maldonado’s mother told them that she had gone to her daughter’s home to “plea” with her to go back and free the girl.
Authorities said they went back to Maldonado’s mother’s house and found the girl “still chained to the fence, but in good health.”
According to the report, Maldonado’s mother explained that soon after getting a text message from Maldonado at around 9:10 a.m. stating, “I got fired from my job!!!!!!,” she had opened her front door and, “in disbelief,” closed it after seeing her granddaughter chained up outside.
The report states that she then went outside and “attempted to release the victim from the chain but was not successful.”
According to the report, Maldonado’s mother told officers that “she did not call (the) police because she fears (her) landlord will evict her.”
The report states that CCTV footage showed Maldonado tying the girl to the fence at around 9:05 a.m.
Police said it showed Maldonado “wrap a metal chain around (her daughter’s) waist and (tie) the other end to the house fence, restricting her from moving around.”
“(She) dropped (her daughter) off with a clear bookbag, some clothing and her medication,” the report states. “(Maldonado) left (her daughter) outside where she had no cover from the sun and no food or water.”
Police said the video then showed Maldonado “entering her vehicle and (leaving) the scene.”
They said they took Maldonado to the HPD headquarters, where she spoke with investigators. Alleged statements she made were redacted from the report.
Facing charges of child abuse and child neglect, Maldonado had been ordered held on a $10,000 bond.
As of late Monday morning, she no longer appeared in Miami-Dade jail records.
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