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Riverview man shaves daughter's head as punishment

Reported by: Daniel Champagne
Email: dchampagne@abcactionnews.com
Last Update: 9/18/2009 2:44 pm
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RIVERVIEW, FL -- A Riverview man landed in jail after punishing his daughter.

According to an arrest report, 34-year-old Jose Ajpacaja-Ajiataz beat his daughter with a belt, then shaved off her hair.

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Hillsborough deputies say Ajpacaja-Ajiataz was mad because his daughter took jewelry from Wal-Mart without paying for it and used a Game Boy without permission.

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The punishment allegedly started on Friday, when Ajpacaja-Ajiataz used the belt on his daughter. The next day, he shaved her hair off.

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The reports says Ajpacaja-Ajiataz admitted to the shaving, but denied that he hit the girl.

Ajpacaja-Ajiataz was arrested Wednesday night on charges of mental and physical child abuse and he remains in the Hillsborough County Jail.

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