Mom charged with child abuse after toddler found with tattoo in ‘deplorable’ home: cops

Kentucky authorities arrested a pistillate accused of giving her 22-month-old kid a tattoo.

The suspect, identified arsenic 27-year-old Brook McDaniel, was taken into custody past Monday by Kentucky State Police (KSP), according to the Adair County Regional Jail.

During a location visit, investigators said they discovered the household surviving successful "deplorable" conditions and recovered the toddler with a achromatic dot tattoo connected his arm, on with disposable redness surrounding the area, section outlet LEX 18 reported, citing a azygous citation.

Witnesses told investigators that McDaniel allegedly tattooed the kid portion she was tattooing herself, the outlet added.

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Brook McDaniel was taken into custody connected May 4, 2026, aft allegedly giving her lad a tattoo. (Adair County Regional Jail)

According to the apprehension documents, McDaniel was detained successful Monticello aft officials reportedly received a kid maltreatment complaint.

Troopers said the fishy admitted to the allegations erstwhile confronted, according to Lex 18.

McDaniel told the authorities that portion she was tattooing her ain leg, the kid allegedly "walked up to her and stuck his limb successful the mode of her tattoo gun," the citation stated.

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McDaniel told authorities she was tattooing her ain limb erstwhile the kid allegedly walked up and enactment his limb successful the way of the tattoo gun, according to the citation. (Luis Marin/Eyepix Group/LightRocket)

As a result, troopers reportedly discovered a "black dot tattoo connected his close forearm with redness astir the area."

Several witnesses besides described the marking arsenic a "party dot" — a word commonly utilized to picture a azygous tiny dot — and claimed the toddler had "wanted the tattoo," the outlet reported.

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Several witnesses described the people arsenic a "party dot," a word often utilized for a azygous tiny dot. (iStock)

Police reportedly contacted the Department for Community-Based Services owed to the "deplorable" conditions investigators said they recovered wrong the home.

McDaniel was arrested and transported to the Adair County Regional Jail. She is charged with fourth-degree battle – kid abuse.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Kentucky State Police for much information.