Mom Made 8-Year-Old Daughter Eat Garbage Because Household Food Was for 'Guests,' Police Say

A Florida woman is accused of repeatedly beating her 8-year-old daughter with household items, leaving her home alone overnight and forcing her to eat expired food or food from the trash

NEED TO KNOW

• Naseline Timouche, 27, was charged with aggravated child abuse and child neglect
• An 8-year-old girl told deputies she was beaten with a cord, frying pan, spatula and charging cable
• A neighbor told investigators she regularly fed and cared for the child after finding her home alone

A Florida mother is accused of repeatedly beating her 8-year-old daughter, leaving her home alone for extended periods and forcing her to eat expired food or food from the garbage.

Naseline Timouche, 27, of Miami-Dade County, was arrested June 6 and charged with child neglect and aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm, according to an arrest report cited by local outlets and online jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Timouche’s home for a welfare check and spoke with the girl, who had numerous scars and other marks on her body, according to the arrest report obtained by CBS Miami, NBC 6 South Florida and Local 10 News.

The child told deputies she was frequently left home alone for extended periods, including overnight, and was repeatedly struck with a cord, a frying pan and a spatula, according to the report, per the outlets.

She also alleged that her mother would sometimes wake her from sleep and hit her “for no apparent reason,” including one incident in which she was struck in the face with a charging cable, the outlets reported.

According to the arrest report, per the outlets, the girl told deputies she was often not allowed to eat food inside the home because it was reserved for “guests.” Instead, she allegedly ate expired food or food taken from the trash. Deputies said the child’s injuries and scars were consistent with the allegations she described, the report states.

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A neighbor told investigators she had known the girl for about two months and had repeatedly allowed her to stay in her home, feeding her and providing her with clothing because she was often left alone, according to the arrest report.

The neighbor also told deputies she provided the child with food and clean clothes on June 5 after finding her walking around without adult supervision, the report alleges.

According to the Miami Herald, Timouche allegedly told deputies after being advised of her rights that she had struck her daughter with a charging cable and that she did not return home until about 5 a.m. that day. The newspaper reported that deputies observed a scar on the girl’s face that was consistent with the claim.

Online jail records reviewed by PEOPLE show Timouche was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of June 9.

An attorney with the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.