A 43-year-old woman in Florida has been arrested for allegedly burning a young girl’s arm with a hot iron , telling the child that she no longer loved her in the process.
Celie Placius was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with one count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm, records reviewed by Law&Crime show. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers with the Palm Springs Police Department at about 4 p.m. on April 24, 2025, responded to a call regarding possible child abuse at a day care center. Employees at the day care had filed a report regarding a child with a burn mark to her lower right forearm that appeared suspicious.
Police were able to make contact with Placius — whose relationship to the child is redacted — to inquire about the apparent burn injury. When questioned, Placius allegedly claimed to have “no knowledge of what happened” to the girl, but later claimed she may have suffered the injury when playing with her friends or siblings…