arrested for tying straw around her six-year-old daughter’s hands before setting them on fire to teach her a lesson for stealing sweets from a shop.The incident took place in the area of Alto K’ara K’ara in the city of Cochabamba in the central Bolivian department of the same name after the young victim and her four-year-old sister stole some sweets from a local shop.According to reports, the mother also wanted to burn her youngest girl's hands but she managed to run away when she saw her sister suffering the shocking punishment.The injured child's mum and stepdad have since been arrested, although the mum was later released because she is six months pregnant.The shop owner complained to the children’s parents after spotting them stealing.
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