Mom posts video of her slapping infant daughter to make estranged husband go back to her
The 22-year-old woman from Hengyang town in the Hunan province has been identified by her surname of Wei. She uploaded the video on January 5 after filming it at around 3 am
A young mother has been arrested and detained by authorities in Central China after she physically abused her one-month-old daughter. The 22-year-old woman from Hengyang in the Hunan province has been identified by her surname of Wei.
She was filmed slapping her infant daughter across the face and then repeatedly trying to smother her. Wei had later told police officers that she was feeling lonely and had uploaded the video in the hope that it would prompt her husband to come back home.
According to local authorities, Wei uploaded the horrific video on January 5 after filming it at around 3 am. The video instantly became viral and caused a firestorm on social media.