An 11-year-old boy was saved and rescued from his abusive parents after a waitress saw bruises on the child's arms and face.

Florida Waitress Helps Saves a Boy's Life

Flavaine Carvalho, the waitress from a restaurant in Orlando, Florida, planned on how to help the 11-year-old boy after she observed that he has bruises on his arms and face.

The waitress knew that something was wrong when the family dined in the restaurant. Carvalho further looked for more sings to help the child.

The Florida waitress then held up on a piece of paper and wrote, "Do you need help?" from a place in the Mrs. Potato restaurant, where the boy's parents could not see.

The waitress told the police that it took her three times before the boy signaled "Yes", according to a report in The Blaze.

After the confirmation, Carvalho immediately called the police to rescue the child from an abusive family. According to ABC11, she said that she was not supposed to be there in the restaurant working when she saw the child, but one employee called out.

The Florida waitress also said that the family was sitting at the only table in the restaurant where Carvalho would have been able to hold the sign up to the boy without the rest of his family seeing. Carvalho added that the family was at the last table that night and gave her a chance to pay more attention to the boy.

Detectives Interview the Victim's Stepfather

Detectives interrogated 34-year-old Timothy Wilson II, stepfather of the child, and they found out that the boy was physically abused. The detectives said that the boy told them his stepfather hit him with his fists, a wooden broom, and a back scratcher.

The 11-year-old boy also added he was hung upside down from a door frame by his ankles and, in another instance, strapped to a furniture dolly. The worst of these, he also shared to the police that he regularly was not allowed to eat as a punishment. Detectives said that the child was only 20 pounds and underweight.

Detective Erin Lawler said, "To be honest what this child had gone through was torture. There was no justification for it in any realm of the world. I'm a mother and seeing what that 11-year-old had to go through, it shocks your soul."

After the detectives and police learned more details of the abuse, they arrested Timothy Wilson II and charged him n multiple counts of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.

Police also learned that the biological mother of the child knew and was aware of the physical abuse but did not do anything to protect her child. Kristen Swann, the child's mother, was also arrested and charged with two counts of child neglect.

Florida Waitress Credited for Saving the Child

Rafaela Cabede, the owner of the restaurant, said she credits and recognizes the action of her waitress for helping the child from an abusive family. Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon told ABC affiliate WFTV also said it could have been a homicide situation if the Florida waitress did not intervene.