A 42-year-old Broward County woman is behind bars without bond after authorities uncovered a pattern of extreme physical abuse involving her 8-year-old stepdaughter.
Melirose Joncky faces charges of child abuse and child neglect following a harrowing report from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office that details torture-like punishments.
The investigation began after a counselor at the girl’s elementary school noticed the child had two black eyes, a large forehead contusion, and dried blood in her ears…