A Florida man and woman allegedly forced their daughter to drink homemade hot sauce despite the fact that she is allergic to it as punishment for putting “ink on the cat.”
Robert Elderidge, 38, and Ashley Elderidge, 37, each stand accused of abusing their daughter in Cocoa, a city some 45 miles east of Orlando. According to a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law& Crime, the investigation began on Thursday when the girl told a school resource officer about the abuse. A child protection team coordinator interviewed the girl about what her parents allegedly did to her.
“They whoop me with a belt … a wooden spoon,” she told cops…