Florida woman, 43, is arrested after 'keeping non-verbal child with autism in a cage in her home littered with filth'
Melissa Doss was arrested and charged with two felony counts of child neglect without bodily harm and aggravated child abuse as aggravated assault Officers were dispatched to Doss' home on Saturday after a neighbor noticed a child inside of their screened-in porch 'If you saw the inside of my residence, (the Department of Children and Families) would be called!' Doss could be heard yelling from behind the front door When authorities finally gained entry into Doss' home, they says they were hit with 'the immediate smell of feces and urine (which) was strongly present' Officers noted mold and bags of trash strewn about the place, bugs, spiders and flies throughout the home, while adding that no part of the floor was visible Doss is being held on a $22,500 bond following her arrest, according to Brevard records By Matt Mcnulty For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:08 BST, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 21:20 BST, 27 July 2021
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A Florida woman who is accused of child abuse says she was 'at the end of her rope' when she allegedly locked a young non-verbal, 'severely' autistic girl inside a cage at her home, which was filthy and littered with garbage.
Palm Bay resident Melissa Doss, 43, was arrested and charged with three felony counts of child neglect without bodily harm and one count of aggravated child abuse as aggravated assault after police arrived at the property on Saturday, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office reports.
As of Tuesday morning, authorities have yet to respond to MailOnline's request for the nature of the relationship between Doss and the child, as well as the child's age.
Palm Bay Police say they have responded to Doss' Fillmore Avenue home several times in the past, however the exact details and results of those investigations remain unclear.
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