- Alicia Brea, 18, was arrested after she allegedly stomped on her baby’s head
- Authorities found no visible injuries to the baby’s head or body.
- Brea has been released from jail and has been ordered not to contact the boy.
An 18-year-old mother has been arrested after she allegedly photographed herself stomping on her 10-month-old baby’s head to win back her ex-lover.
Alicia Brea, of Hollywood, Florida, was arrested and charged with one count of child cruelty after she sent the photo to her friend and the boy’s father.
Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call made by Brea’s friend after she received the photo on May 9.
Officers soon arrived at the defendant’s home but did not see any visible injuries on the baby.
Alicia Brea was arrested and charged with one count of child cruelty after she sent a photo of herself stomping on her baby’s ear to her friend and the child’s father.
According to the police report, Brea was asked to sign a consent form to allow first responders to check her phone and read her messages.
After thoroughly searching her phone, officers allegedly found the photo of Brea stepping on her son’s face.
They found that the accused had clicked the pictures after breaking up with the baby’s father and sent them to see if he would “get back with her”.
‘[Brea] said she was upset with her baby’s father and sent him a photo of her stepping [with her right foot] on the baby’s head to see if the baby’s father would return to her,” the affidavit said.
‘[Brea] stated that she and the baby’s father had broken up earlier today and [she] He was very angry.
‘The baby was wearing the same suit [in the photo] when officers made contact.
The police found that the accused had clicked the pictures after breaking up with the baby’s father and sent them to see if he would “get back with her”.
Brea was later released on $20,000 bail and the judge ordered her to wear a GPS monitor, have no contact with the child, undergo a mental health evaluation within 10 days, and comply with recommendations given by the doctor.
Authorities later said the defendant claimed she had also sent more photographs of the unharmed child to the father, to prove that she would “never hurt the baby.”
The child was then turned over to Child Protective Services and Brea was transported to the Broward County Jail.
She was later released on $20,000 bail and the judge ordered her to wear a GPS monitor and not have any contact with the child.
Brea was also told to undergo a mental health evaluation within 10 days and follow the doctor’s recommendations.