Child Abuse at its Worst! Woman puts her 4 year old in a hot oven.  Author:David Townsend Website:http://www.articlesofinfo.com Added: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:36:02 -0500
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Police said a 40-year-old Hamtramck woman abused two of her children, including putting her 4-year-old daughter in a hot oven.
Reyna Valentino was arraigned Wednesday in Hamtramck District Court on two charges each of torture and first-degree child abuse.
The Detroit News reported Hamtramck police Detective Ben Bielecki testified the 4-year-old girl told officers her mother "cooks me like a turkey in the oven."
Police also said Valentino beat another child with a metal bar.
Bielecki said Valentino called 911 to say she was harming her children.
All five of her children, who’s ages range from nine months to nine-years-old, are in foster care.
Randy Valentino, the suspect’s husband, said she is a good mother, but has suffered from a mental illness for nearly 20 years. Detectives in the case said the children do not want to go back to their mother.
A preliminary exam is set for Feb. 12. Valentino is in jail and has requested a court-appointed attorney.