VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-26
“not to be scared”
Meliza Campos-Sanchez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
According to the criminal complaint, Campos-Sanchez allegedly told her two young daughters not to be scared before putting a drop of hot candle wax onto one daughter's hand.
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