Florida lifestyle momfluencer arrested on child abuse charges for pouring hot wax on her young daughters, starting fire in kitchen
Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, of Miami, was booked into jail Monday on charges including child abuse, child neglect, and first-degree arson.
A Florida mom has been arrested after an Instagram video showed her starting a fire in her kitchen and pouring hot candle wax on her two young daughters. Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, of Miami, was booked into jail Monday on charges including child abuse, child neglect, and first-degree arson, records show.
On Sunday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a report of a kitchen fire at a home in the 4200 block of Southwest 95th Avenue. Investigators determined the fire was intentional, NBC Miami reported.
Campos-Sanchez can be seen in the video dancing inappropriately in her kitchen in front of her two daughters, revealing her underwear, twerking, and singing in Spanish. She then doused a pile of clothing with liquid and set it on fire. After that, she was seen in another video dumping candle wax on her two crying daughters, ages 6 and 3, and and pouring the hot wax onto her chest.
Still images from Instagram video
The defendant’s eldest daughter told police that she and her younger sister watched their mother start the fire, throw a glass mug on the floor while dancing, and then extinguish the fire with a bowl of water. Her estranged husband, who was not present during the incident, told investigators that he had contacted the sheriff’s office about a week earlier out of concern for the children, citing her recent suicidal behavior, according to an affidavit obtained by People.
Previously, Campos-Sanchez had shared images online that raised concerns, including posing with a handgun in her mouth. She regularly shares photos of herself dancing and working out, and was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation before being booked into jail.
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This case remains under investigation.