Dad charged with beating six kids with machete (West Palm Beach, Florida)

Dad MIKY SINAISE has been arrested for abusing his six children--who range in age from 8 months to 8 years. Authorities say Daddy was beating the kids in the chest and back with the flat end of a machete. CPS has taken them into state custody.

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Suspected child abuse case uncovered
6 children found with bruises

Posted: 9:00 AM
Last Updated: 2 hours and 36 minutes ago

By: Jay Cashmere

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Late Tuesday afternoon the Palm Beach County Sheriff''s
Office and Department of Children and Families swarmed into a home at 725 Dogwood Lane.

Inside they say they found six children ranging from 8 months to 8 years old with bruising on their bodies and living in deplorable conditions. The backyard was strewn with debris.

They described a horrible site inside the small unassuming home. Neighbors were stunned. They had no idea eight people had taken up residence there.

"I thought the house was abandoned," says one neigbor.

The six children were taken into state custody. Authorities say their father, 29 year old Miky Sinaise, beat them in the chest and back with the flat end of a machete. He was immediately arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect.

Their mother was not charged but remains under evaluation by deputies.

Neighbors intently watched the scene unfold.

"We are investigating this case with law enforcement and making sure the children are safe and any medical needs are taken care of. The department's first priority is the physical, mental and emotional health of the children. The children are seen at a hospital with follow-up from the health department's child protection team," says Elisa Cramer, Director of Communications for DCF.

A number of complaints came into the department which led to the investigation. The sheriff's office is still investigating whether the parents were living here with the kids illegally or renting it.

Miky Sinaise will make his first appearance before a judge Wednesday morning.