The woman suspected that something was wrong and after figuring out a way to ask if he needed help, she was able to save him
Sometimes a simple question can change a child’s life that he is a victim of child abuse and the story of a Florida restaurant waitress proves this, according to information revealed this Thursday by the Orlando Police Department.
According to the information released this Thursday, Flavaine Carvalho , a woman who works as a waitress at Mr. Potato restaurant located on South Kirkman Road, saved the life of a child of 11 years who was in the establishment on New Year’s Day when he noticed that everyone at the table had food except him.
The woman discreetly asked if everything was fine with the food and the order and the child’s stepfather, identified by the Police as Timothy Wilson II , said yes, that the little one would eat at home later, but for her everything was very strange.
SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING: An Orlando waitress saw a family with holding food from a boy at a table. She noticed bruises on his body and created this sign to secretly ask the child if he needed help. When I have signaled “Yes” she called us. The stepfather & mother were arrested. pic.twitter.com/hJNT1nm0vI
– Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) January 14, 2021
“ The boy had on the court of a black sweatshirt, a mask and an easy plastic protector and his face was not well appreciated, but I noticed a scar near his eyebrows and I began to think that something very bad was happening ”, assured the woman at the press conference with the Police.
Now with the attention on the little of 11 years, the young woman also noticed that you had a bruise near your eye. “I saw a big scar near his eyebrows. And a couple of minutes later, I noticed that my eye also had a bruise, “said Carvalho in her statement that begins at minute 3: 11 of the following video.
At that moment Flavaine decided that she would write an ad that said “Do you need help?” and stood behind the parents where they could not see her, and after several attempts and after initially saying no, the little boy gave him a positive signal confirming his suspicions and so he called the 911 immediately.
Upon arrival, the Police were made The charge and officers arrested Timothy Wilson II that day on the charge of child abuse in the third degree. However, on 6 January he was arrested again and charged with more charges such as aggravated child abuse and neglect of a minor .
The Police reported that they also interviewed the mother Kristen Swann, who acknowledged that she knew about the abuse and did not seek medical attention for the child and was charged with two counts of negligence .
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