Charges filed over brutal beatdown caught on camera
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police in West Memphis, Arkansas have reportedly filed charges against a woman as they investigate a viral video of a violent beating.
The distressing video reportedly captures a woman storming into a room where a young mother and her 11-month-old son are lying on a bed.
The alleged attacker can then be seen on camera lashing out at the young mother, pulling her hair, repeatedly hitting the woman and at one point jumping on top of her where she continues striking her.
Viewers and authorities were left shocked by the footage, particularly as the young boy remains sleeping on the bed throughout the alleged beating.
"It's blatant disregard for that child's life. That child could have been hurt really badly," a concerned viewer, Mary Smith, told WMC Action News 5.
"If one of those [punches], just one, had landed on that child it could have caused irreparable damage," Mary Smith said.
Captain Joe Baker from the West Memphis Police Department told WMC Action News 5, "With the child involved, it's an atrocious video."
"Great danger of injury to that child, and that's, you know, just ridiculous. No reason at all for that to happen," he said.
The police captain added the young child pictured in the video was not injured.
FOX13 reports the incident happened on Sunday April 10 but is the result of a previous argument at a nightclub a few weeks ago.
According online reports the West Memphis Police Department confirmed a 25-year-old alleged attacker will face second-degree battery, aggravated assault, and aggravated burglary charges.
A post on the West Memphis Police Department Facebook page about the incident yesterday has since been updated with the statement: "All the subjects have been identified and we are continuing to investigate. We would like to thank everyone who has helped us with the report of this video and provided the investigators with information."
According to online reports the video was shared on Facebook, but it has since been removed from the social networking site.
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