New Jersey mom arrested after allegedly forcing little one to put on canine shock collar

A New Jersey mom was arrested after she compelled her little one to put on a canine shock collar, leaving marks on the neck, in line with prosecutors.

Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a kid, two counts of aggravated assault, one rely of witness tampering with menace of pressure and one rely of hindering, the Cape Could County Prosecutor’s Workplace stated in a information launch.

The abuse was uncovered on March 17 when the kid arrived at Cape Could Metropolis Elementary Faculty with seen marks on the physique, which have been later decided to be brought on by a canine shock collar. The prosecutor’s workplace’s Particular Victims Unit and the Cape Could Metropolis Police Division launched a joint investigation, and Cruz-Feliciano was arrested the next day.

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Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was charged after she allegedly compelled her little one to put on a canine shock collar. (Cape Could County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Investigators discovered that Cruz-Feliciano additionally threatened the kid with extra violence if the abuse was reported, in line with the information launch.

Shock collars can ship electrical fees as excessive as 100 volts.

The sufferer instructed officers that the collar was stored in a bed room with gadgets belonging to the household’s lifeless canine and that the collar was charged frequently after the animal’s dying, in line with court docket paperwork, WPVI reported.

Shock collars can ship electrical fees as excessive as 100 volts. (Getty Photos)

Cruz-Feliciano allegedly admitted to the abuse and instructed police she had her mom, 59-year-old Sonia Feliciano, eliminate the collar, in line with the outlet.

The sufferer’s maternal grandmother is dealing with fees of hindering and tampering with proof however was launched on a summons pending court docket proceedings, in line with the information launch.

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Investigators discovered that Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano threatened the kid with extra violence if the abuse was reported. (iStock)

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“This case highlights the continued dedication of our regulation enforcement businesses to defending probably the most susceptible members of our group,” Cape Could County Prosecutor Jeffery H. Sutherland stated in a press release. “We take all allegations of kid abuse with the utmost seriousness, and we are going to proceed to make sure that these chargeable for such heinous acts are held totally accountable beneath the regulation.”