Woman accused of lighting 5-year-old stepdaughter's face on fire as punishment
06/01/2019 8:21 am PDT
via WTKR
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (WKTR) -- A Texas woman is accused of pouring alcohol on her 5-year-old stepdaughter's face, then setting it on fire.
Dalia Jimenez, 20, of Grand Prairie, faces a charge of felony injury to a child.
Jimenez initially told officers responding May 13 to reports of a child with burns that the girl was hurt while trying to light a candle, according to KTVT.
After investigators questioned her about several inconsistencies, Jimenez allegedly admitted to dousing the girl in rubbing alcohol and using a lighter to set fire to her face.
Jimenez told police she did it because the 5-year-old had been “yelling previously in the home,” KTVT reports.
The girl suffered burns on her cheeks down to her jawline, with smaller burns on her shoulders.
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