A mother in New Jersey was arrested after she reportedly forced her daughter to wear a shock that was once from the family's dead dog.
Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was taken into custody on Tuesday After her child reportedly showed up to appear to Cap May City Elementary School with 'visible figures on their bodies' the day before, according to 6 ABC.
Cruz-Feliciano's mother Sonia Feliciano, 59, was also arrested.
The child is said to have to wear the collar while they were at home and would receive shocks every time they would get their mother upset, the outlet reported.
Cruz-Feliciano, who was born in Puerto Rico, held the collar after their family dog ​​died and stored in a drawer with the other possessions of the deceased pet.
She would also have threatened the child with more violence if they told someone, said prosecutors.
The police say that the mother admitted to them that she had abused her child and asked her mother to remove the collar, according to 6 ABC.
Cruz-Feliciano was accused of endangering the well-being of a child and hiding evidence and is held in Cape May County Correctional Center.
Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was taken into custody on Tuesday after her child was reportedly showed up to appear to Cap May City Elementary School with 'visible figures on their bodies' the day before the day before
The child is said to have to wear the collar while they were at home and would receive shocks every time they would upset their mother. Cruz-Feliciano kept the collar charged after their family dog ​​died and held in a drawer with the other possessions of the deceased pet (depicted: her home)
She would also have threatened the child with more violence if they told someone (depicted: Stock Image)
The child's grandmother was accused of messing with evidence and restrictive.
After those charges, the grandmother, who witnessed the abuse, was released from detention prior to her court data, according to 6 ABC.
Neighbors were shocked to hear what happened behind the front door of Cruz-Feliciano.
“It's just sad. I hate to hear something like that, I really do, “they said.
“And it's around here, and I didn't know that.”
