A Milton woman faces charges after police say she physically abused her three children using belts, a baseball bat and a high-heeled shoe.

Police began investigating Nov. 14 after a 12-year-old girl with injuries to her face was brought to Beebe Healthcare about 1 a.m. by her father, said Master Cpl. Melissa Jaffe of the Delaware State Police.

Jaffe said the girl escaped her Milton home on West Circle Drive, where she was physically abused by her mother, Christina R. Morris, 35. Further investigation revealed that two other children were being held in the residence, a 14-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl; Morris was taken into custody without incident, Jaffe said.

Jaffe said the girl, 12, and boy, 14, had been physically abused by Morris on several occasions, and at times she used a high-heel shoe, baseball bat and belts. Morris had also handcuffed the 12-year-old and threatened to kill her, Jaffe said, and she prevented all of the children from leaving the residence. All three children were transported to A.I. Dupont Hospital for further treatment.

Troopers obtained a search warrant for the residence and located the baseball bat, belts and handcuffs, Jaffe said. Windows in the home were frosted and there were blocks in the windows to prevent them from being opened, she said.

Morris was taken to Troop 4 where she was charged with four counts of child abuse, two counts of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of second-degree unlawful imprisonment, terroristic threatening and third-degree child abuse. She was arraigned and committed to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution in default of $128,500 cash-only bond.