Florida lifestyle momfluencer arrested on child abuse charges for pouring hot wax on her young daughters, starting fire in kitchen

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A Florida mom has been arrested after an Instagram video showed her starting a fire in her kitchen and pouring hot candle wax on her two young daughters. Meliza Campos-Sanchez, 26, of Miami, was booked into jail Monday on charges including child abuse, child neglect, and first-degree arson, records show.

On Sunday, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a report of a kitchen fire at a home in the 4200 block of Southwest 95th Avenue. Investigators determined the fire was intentional, NBC Miami reported.

Campos-Sanchez can be seen in the video dancing inappropriately in her kitchen in front of her two daughters, revealing her underwear, twerking, and singing in Spanish. She then doused a pile of clothing with liquid and set it on fire. After that, she was seen in another video dumping candle wax on her two crying daughters, ages 6 and 3, and and pouring the hot wax onto her chest.

The defendant's eldest daughter told police that she and her younger sister watched their mother start the fire, throw a glass mug on the floor while dancing, and then extinguish the fire with a bowl of water. Her estranged husband, who was not present during the incident, told investigators that he had contacted the sheriff's office about a week earlier out of concern for the children, citing her recent suicidal behavior, according to an affidavit obtained by People.

Previously, Campos-Sanchez had shared images online that raised concerns, including posing with a handgun in her mouth. She regularly shares photos of herself dancing and working out, and was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation before being booked into jail.

This case remains under investigation.