Stepmother ‘poured alcohol over face of stepdaughter, 5, then set her on fire’
Dalia Jimenez, 20, allegedly set her stepdaughter's face on fire because the girl had been yelling.
A stepmother poured rubbing alcohol on her five year-old stepdaughter’s face, then set her alight, police say.
Dalia Jimenez, 20, was indicted this week for intentionally burning the girl’s face on May 13 in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Jimenez originally told police that the unnamed girl had been injured while lighting a candle, according to authorities.
Investigators found inconsistencies in Jimenez’s story and she eventually confessed to intentionally pouring the flammable liquid on the girl, then using a lighter to set her ablaze.
The girl’s burns were then left untreated for two days, authorities said.
Detective Greg Parker told CBS DFW: ‘(The interview with Jimenez) was about an hour long conversation, but ultimately at the end of that conversation she did confess to me that she had intentionally burned the 5-year-old for yelling previously in the home.
‘The burns extended on both sides of her cheeks and just a little bit down to below her jawline, small burns on her shoulder as well.’
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Investigators said the girl’s father was not home when the incident occurred. He had accepted his wife’s explanation and was not charged, Parker said, according to the Star-Telegram.
After the alleged attack, the five-year-old was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital’s burn center in Dallas, Texas.
She and her younger sibling were later taken out of the home by Child Protective services. They are both said to be ‘safe with family.’
Jimenez was booked at the Grand Prairie jail and was later released on a $20,000 bond.
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Authorities had previously investigated the home in 2018 after the same girl broke her arm, although no charges were filed.
The girl also told police interviewers that her stepmother hit her with a belt at times.