Brother of girl in Cuban custody case accuses mother of abuse - Florida

“A young Cuban girl at the heart of an international custody battle was beaten and abused by her mother, who also threatened to kill herself with a knife, the girl’s older half brother told a judge Tuesday.

The 13-year-old boy told Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri B. Cohen that their mother, Elena Perez, also abused him. The boy was the first witness in a trial to determine whether the girl’s father, Rafael Izquierdo, is fit to regain custody of her and return to Cuba, or whether she should stay in the U.S. with her foster parents, sports agent Jose Cubas and his wife Maria.”

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