Mother Shaves Daughter’s Hair, Declares Her A Cancer Patient Just To Raise Money for Xmas

Authorities in Texas said they arrested a mother accused of shaving her 7-year-old daughter’s head and fraudulently claiming the child hadcancer. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said Juanita Garcia, 46, organized multiple fundraisers to obtain money she claimed was needed for her 7-year-old daughter’scancertreatments.
The sheriff’s office said a joint investigation withChild Protective Servicesfound Garcia would tell people in person and on social media that the child was terminal and had only months to live.
Authorities said Garcia went so far as to shave her daughter’s head and actually convinced the child she was suffering from the disease.
However, investigators said the girl was actually in perfect health, and Garcia admitted during questioning that she had made up thecancerstory to scam money out of generous strangers.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office has urged people to verify and confirm information from fundraisers that they choose to participate in.
Garcia was booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center on a felony charge of exploitation of a child. She was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bond.