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Homestead child abuse case with multiple victims
Sarahi Azucena Gonzalez, 22, and Maurice Timothy Dukes, 35, were arrested in Homestead, Florida after a 5-year-old child was hospitalized with injuries including facial trauma and abrasions. Investigators subsequently charged Gonzalez with additional child abuse after she allegedly ordered a 12-year-old cousin to beat the younger child with a belt.
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Sarahi Azucena GonzalezMaurice Timothy DukesHomestead, Florida5-year-old victim12-year-old cousin
2026-08-15
2026-08-11
- Mother accused of chasing her children with a knife, threatening to cut their throats, police say
- Mother accused of chasing her children with a knife, threatening to cut their throats, police say
- Mother accused of chasing her children with a knife, threatening to cut their throats, police say
- Parents accused of drunkenly leading young kids on long walk in 108-degree heat
- Parents accused of drunkenly leading young kids on long walk in 108-degree heat
- Parents accused of drunkenly leading young kids on long walk in 108-degree heat
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