Background: The area behind the apartments on the 2900 block of Southeast 17th Avenue in Homestead, Florida (Google Maps). Inset: Arieauna Lecarol Hall (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation).
A Florida mother faces allegations of physically assaulting her daughter, citing the girl’s recent “disrespectful” behavior and refusal to complete household chores, according to local authorities.
Arieauna Hall, 39, has been charged with child abuse without causing great bodily harm, as indicated by records from the Miami-Dade County jail. The incident reportedly took place on Monday morning.
Based on an arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Hall instructed her daughter and son, whose ages have not been disclosed, to perform chores at their residence in Homestead. The daughter was tasked with cleaning the bathroom. However, she claimed that her mother began pushing her and issued threats of “cutting her hands off.”
The affidavit reveals that Hall allegedly struck her daughter with a belt in the bathroom, prompting the girl to flee “for her safety to the family vehicle.”
At some point, the son noticed his sister was missing from their apartment and informed their mother. Hall then located her daughter in the vehicle and allegedly continued the assault, according to the court document. The daughter reportedly cried out for help, as recounted by her brother.
Assistance arrived in the form of Homestead police officers, who found the daughter in the bathroom. She “appeared to be in emotional distress” and displayed “visible signs of injury,” including redness, markings on her arms, welts, and bruises, as detailed in the affidavit. The girl disclosed that she “receives whoopings frequently.”
Investigators also heard Hall”s story. The mother, who “appeared to be upset from this incident,” said her daughter “has been disrespectful lately and refused to do her chores such as clean the bathroom.”
She added that her daughter “put slime in the sink,” and when she asked the girl to clean up the mess, “her daughter began to be disrespectful,” per the affidavit. Upon realizing her daughter was not cleaning the bathroom, Hall caught up with her in the family vehicle where she was “hiding in the trunk.”
The suspect “stated there is previous history of her daughter running away from the residence and being disrespectful,” authorities noted.
Hall was arrested and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond. She is not listed as still being there on Wednesday.
