
Hialeah mother caught on camera beating and biting her two sons
By Katherine Langford
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A 43-year-old mother faces two felony child abuse charges after surveillance cameras recorded her beating, biting, and pulling the hair of her two young sons at a Hialeah market, according to police.Madelein Inurrieta-Martinez was arrested after store video captured the alleged abuse of her 7- and 8-year-old sons at Fatty's Market. She remains in jail on a $5,000 bond, with jail records indicating a hold on her release related to her immigration status.A spokesperson for the Hialeah Police Department said officers did not inquire about Inurrieta-Martinez's immigration status and have no involvement in the immigration hold.According to police, the surveillance video shows the woman pulling and squeezing one child's ear for six seconds as the child screamed. Fadi Malouf, who has watched parents discipline their children in his stores for 20 years, said the sound was unlike anything he had heard before."That's not discipline," Malouf said. "If she does this in public, can you imagine what