An Arkansas mom-of-five has been arrested along with her boyfriend for allegedly routinely handcuffing her 8-year-old son to a chair overnight and starving him, People confirms.
Melissa Miranda, 33, and her boyfriend, Josue Tovias, 28, of Fayetteville, were arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree domestic battering, aggravated assault on a family member, kidnapping, tampering with physical evidence, terroristic threatening and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to online records from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Tovias was also charged with permitting child abuse.
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Melissa Miranda, 33, and her boyfriend, Josue Tovias, 28, of Fayetteville, were arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree domestic battering, aggravated assault on a family member, kidnapping, tampering with physical evidence, terroristic threatening and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to online records from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Tovias was also charged with permitting child abuse.
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- 1/31/2018
- by KC Baker
- PEOPLE.com
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