'That's a keeper': 6-year-old makes heartwarming drawing for officer in alleged child abuse case

‘That’s a keeper’: 6-year-old makes heartwarming drawing for officer in alleged child abuse case


A 6-year-old Florida girl thanked a police officer by giving her a heartwarming drawing after an investigation into alleged child abuse.

The investigation began after the girl showed up at Enterprise Elementary School in Volusia County with bruises, swelling, and redness.

The girl also allegedly told police that she was fed only once a week.

When she was questioned by police, the girl said she had been slapped in the face 17 times because she was “acting up and destroyed her room” and spanked the next day by 29-year-old Jeffrey Morales.

An arrest report said the girl’s 35-year-old mother, Melissa Husk, had kept her out of school for two days afterward in order to cover up her injuries.

Husk told the girl to tell people she fell and threatened that

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