October 8, 2012 11:59 AM
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Odessa Clay, North Carolina mother, tattooed her 11-year-old daughter, police say
Odessa Clay
/ Pamlico County Sheriff Department(CBS/AP) HAVELOCK, N.C. - Police charged a heavily tattooed mother after she allegedly gave her 11-year-old daughter a heart-shaped tattoo near her shoulder.
Odessa Clay, 30, was arrested last month and later charged with tattooing a person under 18, ABC affiliate WCTI reports. Clay reportedly said she didn't know tattooing a minor is illegal even with a parent's permission.
Clay said she used her own tools and numbed her daughter's arm to give her a small, heart-shaped tattoo near her right shoulder. She tattooed the outline of a heart but didn't fill in the entire shape.
Clay said the girl asked for the tattoo. She said she believes a former in-law reported the tattoo to retaliate against her.
Clay is due in court next month.
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