A Florida mother beat her toddler with a hanger while on FaceTime with the girl’s father — showcasing the violence on the screen — and even threatened to kill the child, police in the Sunshine State allege.
Aaliyah Shantrelle Herring, 25, stands accused of one count each of child abuse with no harm and child neglect with no great bodily harm, according to Miami-Dade County court records.
The 3-year-old’s father began using the screen recording feature on his cellphone once the abuse started in order to document the crimes, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department.
Police became aware of the harrowing incident earlier this month — after the father shared the video with law enforcement.
On Monday, Herring was arrested. During a subsequent interview with investigators, she allegedly admitted to disciplining her child for “throwing a remote at her,” according to an arrest report obtained by Miami-based ABC affiliate WPLG.
Later, the defendant allegedly shifted her narrative, telling police the girl’s father created the video with artificial intelligence — and insisting she was not actually the woman in the video.