Nearly a month after a man was arrested and accused of beating his 14-year-old daughter with a belt, his wife was taken into custody on similar charges.
Diego Jorge Diego, 35, was arrested by Hall County deputies June 24, sheriff’s office spokesman Derreck Booth said in a statement. Authorities were called to the home in the 200 block of Williams Street after someone reported an incident where his daughter was beaten with a belt on her back and left with “severe bruising and visible marks,” Booth said.
Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office
The incident opened an investigation into child cruelty at the residence, Booth said.
During the investigation, authorities found Catarina Alonzo-Carmelo, 33, of Gainesville, was involved in the incident that left the girl with bruises. Booth said Alonzo-Carmelo beat the girl with a metal studded belt and threw her into furniture, causing a black eye.
Investigators believe there was more than one such incident at the home between April 1 and June 24. Booth said authorities obtained a warrant for Alonzo-Carmelo’s arrest July 16, and she was arrested Friday on a felony first-degree child cruelty charge. She was booked into the Hall County jail, where she remains on a $8,450 bond, records show.
Diego was released from jail June 26.
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