Mom ‘taunted adopted girl, 7, with snaps of her real dad and said he loved new family more’
Jessica Jo Lindberg is also said to have used a ball gag and wooden paddle to discipline the little girl
An abusive mother showed her adopted daughter photos of her biological dad and told the girl he loved his new family more, police say.
Jessica Jo Lindberg, 35, reportedly called the seven year-old a ‘stupid little bitch’ and told her her dad didn’t love her any more, and is said to have told the youngster she hated her and wished that she’d never adopted her.
The cruel remarks were reported to police by one of Linberg’s other children who claimed to have overheard the remark uttered at their home in Faribault, Minnesota.
Lindberg, charged with felony neglect of a child at Rice County Court on Friday, is mother to two biological children and two adopted children.
She was reported for allegedly mistreating the youngster on September 17, and is said to have admitted using a ball gag on the girl to keep her quiet.
Lindberg is also accused of using a belt and paddle to beat the youngster, while only using timeouts on any of her other children if they acted up.
Police officers found the paddle in Lindberg’s home she was arrested, and say it even contained handwritten instructions on how to beat the seven year-old.
The alleged abuser reportedly kept the seven year-old locked in a basement whose door was blocked with a chair.
One of the youngster’s siblings told police they’d hear her banging the door to try and get out, until she eventually got too tired and fell asleep.
Lindberg is also said to have eaten with her other children, while making the seven year-old eat by herself, according to the South Minnesota News.
She is due back in court at a later date.