A Florida couple was arrested for allegedly forcing their daughter to drink homemade hot sauce as punishment for lying.

On March 13, Robert Eldredge and Ashley Eldredge were booked into the Brevard County Jail on charges of child abuse without great bodily harm simple assault, a third-degree felony. It is unclear from court documents reviewed by Oxygen.com as to whether the couple has entered a plea.

The girl allegedly claimed in the affidavit that her parents made her consume homemade hot sauce—a concoction of red peppers, onions and oil—on multiple occasions, according to a probable cause affidavit sent to Oxygen.com, with the most recent occurrence on March 11.

On that date, the girl stated in the affidavit, she was accused of lying about “putting ink on the cat,” so her mom fed her a spoonful of the mixture. The child also told authorities that on the night in question, her parents had left her home alone for almost three hours.

The Eldredges’ daughter also told authorities in the interview that when she doesn’t want to consume it, Ashley holds her nose closed so she cannot easily breathe. The girl alleged that she is allergic to an unspecified ingredient in the cocktail and that the sauce makes her stomach hurt. She also said in the affidavit that she often vomits after consuming it.

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As authorities wrote in the affidavit, the child had visible welts and bruises on her legs which she attributed to her parents striking her with a belt and a hand. The girl indicated in the affidavit that her parents have allegedly used a wooden spoon to cause bruises on her body.

Robert allegedly told police in the affidavit that he used a belt on his daughter as punishment. Meanwhile, per the affidavit, Ashley allegedly confirmed one occurrence where her daughter vomited after drinking the beverage and that she did force the girl to ingest it. An attorney for Ashley and Robert Eldredge did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Oxygen.com. The couple’s next court date is April 7.