Mother accused of beating 2-year-old

September 10, 2011|Associated Press

DALLAS - A 22-year-old mother is facing child abuse charges yesterday after police say she glued her toddler daughter’s hands to a wall, kicked her in the stomach, and beat her over a potty training issue.

Joselyn Cedillo, 2, was on life support with multiple internal injuries at a hospital Thursday, the Dallas Morning News reported. A hospital spokeswoman said she had no information on the girl yesterday. The newspaper, citing police records, said glue and paint were stuck to Joselyn’s palms, and that skin had torn away.

Joselyn’s mother, Elizabeth Escalona, was crying and hysterical when she called her mother Wednesday from her Dallas apartment, according to police records. The records show that when the grandmother arrived at the apartment, her granddaughter was unconscious on the floor. She took her to the hospital. One of the girl’s brothers said their mother kicked the child in the stomach and beat her with a belt and shoe, according to police records.