A Miami mom is behind bars after allegedly burning her 6-year-old son's hand with a hot stove as punishment.
Miriam Rebolledo, 29, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated child abuse.
According to an arrest report, Rebolledo forced the boy's hand on the stove Wednesday to punish him for hitting other students at school.
Rebolledo told officers she has repeatedly tried to correct the boy's behavior using other methods of punishment, but nothing worked, the report said.
"The defendant stated she could not take it anymore, and had to use a more extreme form of punishment to teach the child a lesson," the report said.
Rebolledo is being held on a $7,500 bond, jail records showed.