Mother arrested in connection with brutal beating of autistic boy, 6, in North Miami Beach

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Detectives have arrested the mother of a 6-year-old autisitic boy who they said remains hospitalized after being brutally beaten last week in North Miami Beach, police confirmed Friday.

North Miami Beach police said Cynthia Hernandez, 33,was arrested on charges of child neglect, failure to report child neglect and providing a false statement to law enforcement.

The arrest comes as the child, identified as Mason, continues to recover after being placed in a medically induced coma last week…

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