Deputies say a neighbor helped alert authorities after the girl was seen alone and hungry.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A welfare check at a northwest Miami-Dade home led to the arrest of a 27-year-old mother after deputies said her young daughter reported beatings, neglect and being forced to eat from the trash.
Naseline Timouche was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated child abuse causing great bodily harm and child neglect without great bodily harm. Deputies said the investigation centered on her 8-year-old daughter, who had visible marks and scars when officers arrived at the home.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office went to the home in the 700 block of Northwest 81st Street after a neighbor reported concerns about the child’s care. According to the arrest report, the neighbor said the girl had been left alone many times, sometimes overnight, and had stayed at the neighbor’s home for food and clean clothes.
The child told deputies she was not often fed at home, the report says. She said Timouche told her the food in the house was for “guests” and made her eat expired food or food from a trash can. Deputies said the child also reported being struck with household items, including a cord, a frying pan and a spatula.
Investigators said one recent injury involved a charging cable. The girl told deputies her mother hit her in the face with it. Deputies wrote that a scar on the child’s face matched that account. The report also says the girl described being awakened and hit without a clear reason.
The neighbor told deputies she had met the child about two months earlier through another neighbor. On June 5, the witness said, she gave the girl food and clean clothes after seeing her outside without adult supervision. Deputies did not release the witness’s name or say whether other people were inside the home during the welfare check.
After speaking with detectives, Timouche was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The arrest report says she admitted hitting the child with a charging cable and said she had not returned home until 5 a.m. that day. Court records cited in reports showed she was awaiting a judge’s bond decision Monday.
No further details were released about the child’s condition, placement or long-term care. The case remains at an early stage, and Timouche is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Prosecutors will decide how to proceed with the charges after reviewing the arrest report and evidence gathered by deputies.
The next milestone is the first court action in Miami-Dade, where bond and charging issues are expected to be addressed. Deputies said the investigation began with the welfare check and remained active after Timouche’s arrest.
Author note: Last updated June 9, 2026.