Mother allegedly confined 9-year-old daughter to home since 2017, had to 'beg to eat': Police
The mother of a 9-year-old has been charged with child neglect for allegedly confining the girl to a home since 2017. A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after not allowing her 9-year- old daughter to leave their house since 2017, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Kelli McGriff-Williams, 42, did not allow her daughter to leave the home from 2017 to 2023, confining her "the majority of the time to a bedroom," according to the arrest report. McGriff-Williams is accused of not enrolling her daughter in school, with the report saying she was never provided with an Education . MORE: Controversial parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke formally charged with felony child abuse "The victim is unable to read and write," Miami-Dade police wrote in the report. "The defendant has never taken the victim to a doctor even when she has been very ill." "The victim would have to beg to eat, and the defendant would not always...