Mother Pleads Guilty To Abuse Of Adopted Daughter

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ― A Montgomery County State's Attorney has announced that a woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse.

Attorney John J. McCarthy says Hyacinth Beverly Morgan of Silver Spring entered the plea Tuesday.

Montgomery County police say that in June, Morgan tied her adopted daughter naked to a bed and beat her. Police also say the victim claimed that the 47-year-old mother locked her in her room without enough food. The girl eventually escaped through a window.

Officials say that on June 15, the girl flagged down a car and asked to go to a nearby McDonald's. She was later treated at a children's hospital.

Morgan was charged with several counts and later indicted in September. She will be sentenced by Circuit Court judge Durke G. Thompson on July 10