Mother arrested, accused of using iron, power drill to abuse

DENVER, Colo. (KDVR/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A Colorado mother was arrested, accused of using a power drill and iron to abuse her 2 children. CNN affiliate KDVR reports, the sister of the suspect turned her into police. Police say Kimyaita Davis is accused of abusing her two children, ages 11, and 12 for years. The sister said she made the tough call to cops. “It was a hard decision but at the same time, it made it a little easier because of what the kids have been going through, what they had told me and what I had seen personally on them as far as bruises and burns,” the suspect’s sister told KDVR. One occasion, the son claimed Davis placed an iron against his shoulder and pushed the steam button, causing a large burn. Police say the daughter still has scars from when her mother used a power drill and drilled through her hand as she tried to cover her face. KDVR reports when the children didn’t clean their house, Davis punished them by beating them with a belt. When that didn’t work, she steamed them with the iron. Neighbors never suspected anything, but the family says Denver Health and Denver Health and Human Services did. They say they recently learned the department visited the home three times in three years and must have seen the injuries. Davis is in custody facing two felony child abuse counts. Image and video courtesy KDVR/CNN Newsource Follow us on Twitter @Local12 and LIKE us on Facebook for updates!

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