Guess What Happened To Dad Who Punched His Toddler So Hard He Fell to the Ground

A man caught on film by surveillance cameras allegedly hitting his three-year-old toddler in the face at a supermarket was arrested on Friday, KERO-TV reports.

According to the media, 23-year-old Justin Whittington of Bakersfield, California was taken into custody on Thursday night on suspicion of child endangerment after the video of the alleged abuse surfaced online.

The relationship between the toddler and Whittington has not yet been revealed by police but the owner of Vest Market Harry Dindral said the man was the boy’s father and said that he’s seen them in the store together before.

The video footage reveals the toddler is approached by a man believed to be his father who hits him in the face. The man is shown aggressively yanking up the toddler by his shirt. A pregnant woman, can be seen coming and taking the distraught boy away. The child appears to leave the store crying and covering his face.

The police were notified of the video after it was leaked online. They asked the public for help identifying the man in the video who ruthlessly punched the small child. By midnight, the man who was caught on video punching the toddler, 23-year-old Justin Whittington, was in police custody. The Kern County Jail website showed Whittington remained behind bars on Friday with bail set at $1 million.

The owner of Vest Market Harry Dindral told the Daily News, ‘That was horrible, man. The worst thing I’ve ever seen.’

Dindral says he was in the back of the store when his employee ran to him and told him to watch the surveillance video to see if there was any proof of the violent assault. Dindral later gave the footage to cops who were able to track down the suspect.

‘It was the right thing to do,’ Dindral told the Daily News. ‘You don’t hit a child like that.’

The boy was later examined by medical personnel at his home and he did not require hospitalization. It is unknown whether or not he will be placed in new custody. A second video released on Friday shows Whittington allegedly picking up his son like a rag doll. The potential child abuse case is currently under investigation.

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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk