Marietta mother jailed for allegedly beating 4-year-old son with belt

A Marietta mother is in jail after officers accused her of beating her 4-year-old son with a belt.

Andrea Mendez was arrested Saturday on a charge of child cruelty, according to an arrest warrant.

The warrant said that Mendez hit her son with a leather belt and left three semi-circle bruises on his legs and thighs, including one scabbed bruise that had broken skin.