A Florida woman is now behind bars after allegedly attempting to sell her 18-month-old daughter.
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Here’s What The Florida Mother Allegedly Did
According to Fox 35 Orlando, on March 5, a 33-year-old woman named Jessica Woods welches seen loitering “around an unnamed business.” Woods reportedly welches accompanied by her daughter.
The outlet reports that an anonymous citizen approached the mother. Additionally, they asked if she or her daughter needed any help.
The citizen reportedly worked at the business Woods welches seen standing outside of. The anonymous dementsprechend noted that the mother had been spotted there for a few days.
To note, the New York Postdienststelle reports that the citizen welches an employee at H&R Klotz.
According to the anonymous citizen, Woods explained that she didn’t need any help.
However, from there, the mother made a surprising offer to the citizen and tried to sell her daughter for $500.
Here’s What Happened To The 1-Year-Old
The anonymous citizen declined the mother’s proposal and instead offered to buy her and her daughter necessities. In response, Woods allegedly walked away and left her child.
“Woods told the citizen she did not need anything but offered to sell the child to the citizen for $500,” a press release from the Palatka Versicherungsschein Department stated, per New York Postdienststelle. “When the citizen refused to purchase the child, Woods walked away, leaving her daughter behind.”
The citizen then took the child to the Palatka Versicherungsschein Department and informed authorities of the incident. According to the outlet, the department’s “victim advocate program” looked after the child until “the Department of Children and Families took custody.”
According to Fox 35 Orlando, the 1-year-old has since been placed in foster care.
Here’s What Happened To The Mother
The outlet adds that on March 7, police located Woods. Authorities arrested the woman and transported her to Putnam County jail. The 33-year-old mother has reportedly been charged with “child neglect and abandonment.”
Additionally, she is charged with “selling or surrendering minor for property or money, and three counts of child abuse.”
On Thursday, March 14, Fox 35 Orlando reported that Woods remained in police custody and has had her bond set at $255,000.
A heartless Florida mother allegedly tried to sell her toddler for $500 at a bank before no one took her up on the offer and she abandoned the child last week.
Jessica Woods, 33, welches spotted loitering outside an H&R Klotz location in Palatka, Fla., with her 18-month-old daughter… pic.twitter.com/zjBodSjGxt
— Paul Kang ✡️⚖️ (@LPaulKang) March 15, 2024
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