An unhinged Florida mother allegedly stabbed her 12-year-old daughter within the face and neck earlier than stashing her bloodied physique beneath brush at a nature protect — despite the fact that the lady was nonetheless alive.
Gwendolyn Girard, 35, carried out the twisted assault Monday at Cecil Webb Wildlife Administration Space in Punta Gorda after which fled the ugly scene in a gold-colored van, in accordance with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Deputies stated the savaged survivor was discovered alone and struggling to talk by passersby.
“The victim had been kind of, I hate to use the word, discarded,” a deputy spokesperson informed WFTV.
“But that’s kind of the best way to describe what it was. After the attack, she was left bloodied and under a pile of brush.”
The kid, who recognized her assailant, was handled at an area hospital and stays in secure situation.
Girard was arrested Tuesday after investigators discovered her getaway automobile in North Fort Myers, about 22 miles from the character protect.
Deputies, who confirmed the pair’s relationship to the native outlet, stated the heartless mom allegedly confessed to the warped stabbing and disclosed the placement of the knife.
She was booked at Lee County Jail and charged with aggravated battery and aggravated youngster abuse.
“In my 33-year career, there are only a handful of times that I have been left speechless. This is one of those times,” Sheriff Invoice Prummell stated in a press release.
“To attack a child with a knife … I can’t understand it. It is only by God’s grace that she is still with us today, and I pray for her as she heals from this horrific accident. Unfortunately, the mental trauma inflicted on her may never heal.”
