A Texas woman allegedly dragged a child into a bathroom, shoved his face in a toilet and forced him to drink the water, according to police.
Claudia Velediaz-Bonifazi was arrested on Wednesday after the boy, who was in her care, told school officials about the abuse, the Woodway Police Department announced.
The boy showed up to the school sobbing and told his teachers and counselor that he was “dragged to the bathroom by his hair and his head was forced into the toilet where he was forced to drink toilet water,” police said in a statement.
He also said she had ripped out parts of his hair in the process.
Woodway police and Child Protective Services investigated the situation further, and learned that the young boy had been the victim of several other “violent incidents.”
The abuse included “being punched, hit with miscellaneous objects, and not being fed for long periods of time,” cops said.
The child has been placed with a relative for safety, cops said. His relationship to Velediaz-Bonifazi is unclear but police said he was in her care.
The Post has reached out to Woodway Police Department for additional information.
“Great work school personnel for noticing and moving this investigation forward,” the department said.
