A Miami woman was arrested Tuesday after police say she forced a 12-year-old boy to beat his 5-year-old cousin with a belt during an incident in Homestead.
Sarahi Azucena Gonzalez, 22, faces one felony count of child abuse without great bodily harm and one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child, according to her arrest report.
The report said that the 12-year-old victim, who’s only identified as T.D., previously lived with Gonzalez from February 2025 through April 2026 as a family member, but the report doesn’t say how Gonzalez is related to the child.
On or around July 23, T.D. was dropped off at a home along Southwest 6th Street in Homestead to spend time with his younger cousin…