A Florida mother was arrested on Monday after an investigation discovered she allegedly fed her 13-month-old daughter bleach in a bottle in January.
A Tampa mother, Melissa Barnes, was arrested for allegedly feeding her 13-month-old baby bleach in a bottle.
Barnes, 22, faces charges of child abuse and neglect, with the incidents dating back to January.
A relative reported the incident to authorities, describing the living conditions in the shed as cold, cluttered, and unsanitary.
The relative discovered the bleach in the bottle after the child refused to drink from it; Barnes claimed she used bleach to rinse the bottle.
