A Miami mom was arrested for allegedly keeping her 9-year-old daughter trapped inside the house for years, forcing the little girl to beg for food and neglecting her basic needs, police said.
Kelli McGriff-Williams, 42, stood before a judge Thursday facing allegations that she locked up her daughter between 2017 and 2023, confining her “the majority of the time to a bedroom,” according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
“The victim would have to beg to eat, and the defendant would not always provide food to the victim,” police wrote in the arrest report.
The child was also deprived of any medical visits “even when she has been very ill,” officials noted. In addition, the little girl can neither read nor write, and never got a proper education, ABC News reports.
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McGriff-Williams was involuntarily admitted to the Jackson South Hospital on Aug. 26 due to her “altered mental state,” police said.
Authorities took the mom into custody following an investigation by the Florida Department of Children and Families into the alleged abuse.
Kelli McGriff-Williams was arrested for allegedly keeping her 9-year-old daughter locked up in her house for years.Miami-Dade County Corrections
The child was taken into police custody and confirmed the allegations detailed in the state’s investigation, authorities said,. The University of Miami Child Protection Team concluded the child suffered instances of “child neglect, medical neglect, mental injury and educational neglect.”
The victim’s dad, who wasn’t publicly identified, also confirmed the allegations and said he’s been trying to get legal custody of his daughter for the past five years.
Following the interviews with the child and her father, McGriff-Williams was discharged from the hospital and booked Sept. 3.
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McGriff-Williams was charged with felony child neglect.Getty Images
McGriff-Williams has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony child neglect, and was being held on a $5,000 bond.
A representative for McGriff-Williams could not be immediately reached for comment.
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SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Miami-Dade Sheriff Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a structural fire at a small business in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The incident occurred at Yaily’s Fashion Store near Southwest 123rd Court and Quail Roost Drive, Monday.
Several mannequins were moved outside after the shop was left badly charred.
Two neighboring stores also sustained smoke damage.
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One person was taken to the hospital for potential smoke inhalation.
The fire has since been extinguished, and the cause is under investigation.
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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A rear-end collision involving two 18-wheelers on the southbound Florida Turnpike in Northwest Miami-Dade has left one person dead.
The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m., Monday, just before the I-95 interchange, where the Turnpike merges with the Palmetto Expressway.
Aerial footage from 7Skyforce showed one of the trucks jackknifed, and extensive damage to both vehicles, with one truck’s front end severely damaged and the other suffering rear-end damage.
In addition to the trucks, another vehicle was involved, spinning off the roadway and landing in the grass on the side of the road.
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Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene, where they are assessing the situation. At least one person is reported to be injured.
The southbound lanes of the Turnpike have been halted, leading to heavy congestion in the area.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.
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