Teh One Who Knocks
08-29-2014, 11:18 AM
By Gal Tziperman Lotan, Orlando Sentinel
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A Kissimmee woman was arrested after her 10-year-old son told his teacher he could not remember the last time he took a bath, officials said.
A Ventura Elementary School teacher noticed one of her students was coming in late every day unwashed, and had a strong smell coming from his clothes, said Twis Lizasuain, a spokeswoman for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
The student told Osceola County Sheriff's deputies he did not have any clean clothes, Lizasuain said.
Deputies on Tuesday went to the Kissimmee home of the student's mother, Betsy Velasquez, 34.
Velasquez let them into the home, where she lived with five children, ages 8 to 14, and seven dogs.
Inside, deputies found piles of dirty clothes, dog feces, and moldy dog food, Lizasuain said. Old soda cans littered the floor, and the tub was filled with dirty water.
Deputies charged Velasquez with child neglect without great bodily harm.
The Department of Children and Families put the children in the custody of relatives.
The Osceola County Animal Services picked up the seven dogs.
In 2009, Velasquez was fined $104 for leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, court records show.
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A Kissimmee woman was arrested after her 10-year-old son told his teacher he could not remember the last time he took a bath, officials said.
A Ventura Elementary School teacher noticed one of her students was coming in late every day unwashed, and had a strong smell coming from his clothes, said Twis Lizasuain, a spokeswoman for the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
The student told Osceola County Sheriff's deputies he did not have any clean clothes, Lizasuain said.
Deputies on Tuesday went to the Kissimmee home of the student's mother, Betsy Velasquez, 34.
Velasquez let them into the home, where she lived with five children, ages 8 to 14, and seven dogs.
Inside, deputies found piles of dirty clothes, dog feces, and moldy dog food, Lizasuain said. Old soda cans littered the floor, and the tub was filled with dirty water.
Deputies charged Velasquez with child neglect without great bodily harm.
The Department of Children and Families put the children in the custody of relatives.
The Osceola County Animal Services picked up the seven dogs.
In 2009, Velasquez was fined $104 for leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, court records show.