Florida Mom Accused of Child Abuse

(Miramar, Florida) A 30-year-old local woman, Glendese Williams, has been accused of burning her 11-year-old son with an iron.

Williams faces a charge of child abuse causing great bodily harm.

According to an arrest affidavit, Glendese Williams' son told a nurse at Pines Middle School that he was ironing his clothes Monday morning when his mother began arguing with him about an incident at school. The nurse noticed the burn on his shoulder when he asked for a band-aid, police said.

The boy said Williams, 30, took the iron and pressed it against his right arm, police said. He was diagnosed with first and second-degree burns at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

Details on booking are unavailable.