Details emerge in case against mom of New Jersey teen who went missing

Criminal charges of child endangerment have been filed against the mother of a 14-year-old New Jersey teen who went missing.

Details have emerged in the criminal case against the mother of a 14-year-old who went missing in October from her home in New Jersey before being sound safe nearly a month later in New York. According to officials, she ran away in order to escape abuse at home.

The criminal complaint against 40-year-old Jamie Moore, filed Friday in Essex County Court, describes several instances of alleged abuse against the young girl, including "stabbing the victim to her shoulder causing a laceration that is still visible, spraying bleach in her eyes, pulling her braids out" and striking her with several objects, including a frying pan.

According to the complaint, Moore also allegedly struck her daughter with her hands and put her knees on her neck and back, "causing her to struggle to breathe."

Moore is also accused of "educational neglect." Officials stated in the criminal complaint that she forced the 14-year-old to not attend virtual learning classes during the 2020/2021 school year and did not enroll her in the 2021/2022 school session.