Punta Gorda, a city located in Southwest Florida, is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census. From Wikipedia
The child survived by playing dead; she now remains stable in hospital care with her mother held on a $750,000 bond pending extradition.