A Houston father is behind bars after he allegedly forced his daughter to place her hands on an electric stovetop as a punishment.
The incident occurred Friday at an apartment complex on S. Gessner Road, police said.
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Oscar Ovidio Villagas, 39, allegedly burned the 10-year-old girl’s hands on the stovetop and made her hold a heavy object above her head while she performed squats.
Upon his arrest, Villagas reportedly called his dangerous and cruel actions a “punishment.”
He was charged with injury to a child. He is being held on a $75,000 bond.
