Investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office are searching for a DeLand man who put a 3-year-old girl in the oven, deputies said.

Terry May, 45, faces child abuse charges.

The girl told investigators May beats her with a belt and put her in the oven, deputies said.

She had several noticeable injuries, including an extensive abrasion on her ear; several contusions and swelling on the top of her head and forehead; a 6-inch scar on her back; and abrasions and lacerations on her feet, hands and leg, deputies said.

May’s last known location was Lenox Court in DeLand, deputies said.

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