Rana Cooper allegedly tried to sew her adopted daughter’s mouth closed (Picture: Jenny Goodall/File)

A woman allegedly made her adopted daughter eat cat litter and tried to sew her mouth closed.

Rana Cooper, from Pennsylvania, was also accused of punishing her child by making her run her finger inside a toilet bowl and then lick it.

The girl was not permitted to eat or got to the toilet until she had earned the right to by completing cleaning tasks around the house, according to reports.

Criminal Complaint


It was also alleged the 46-year-old spat at her daughter and throttled her until she almost blacked out.

Mrs Cooper was charged with several offences, including assault and reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child.

She adopted her daughter in 2008 with her husband Richard.