A Texas mother allegedly duct taped the mouth of a seven-year-old relative and then locked her in a cage under a Christmas tree for hours.
Single mother Rose Anderson tied up girl in her Houston home as ‘discipline’ for ‘her behavior at school’ according to court documents obtained by ABC 13in which the young person was described only as a family member.
She kicked the girl and left her locked up for hours without food, water or toilet, causing her to urinate on herself, doctors said.
The girl was eventually released, but Anderson will now likely spend the holidays in jail facing a misdemeanor charge of unlawful restraint, the outlet noted. She is being held in the Harris County Jail on $10,000 bond after an initial hearing Sunday.
“It was strange to me,” neighbor Lonnie Hatchet said of the allegations of brutal punishment.
“What happened to the timeout? Take away one of the Christmas presents, but not the dog cage – come on!”
Anderson was described as a single mother working three jobs.
