Mum Drops Her 2-Year-Old Son Into Cheetah’s Den At Zoo

A mum who happens to be a childcare boss dropped her two-year-old son into a zoo’s cheetah enclosure after dangling him over the railings is a childcare boss, the Mirror Online reports.

Michelle Schwab has now been charged with child endangering by officials and faces up to six months in jail if convicted.

The 37-year-old was seen holding her son over the cheetah pit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo around 3pm on Saturday when he slipped and fell 10ft. As other visitors looked on in horror Schwab, who was visiting from her home in of Delaware, Ohio, and her husband jumped over the railings to rescue their screaming son.

The toddler was left with injuries to his legs which required hospital attention.

After being charged Schwab’s employer also launched their own investigation to see whether she is fit enough to continue in her job as assistant director at the Sawmill Road KinderCare in Columbus, Ohio.

Spokeswoman Colleen Moran said she “will remain out of the centre while this issue is investigated and addressed.”

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Moran added: “In addition to the agencies looking into this issue, we are looking into the incident further ourselves, as we closely examine issues involving the treatment of children by our employees, even if those incidents arise outside of our centres.”

Schwab is due in Cleveland Municipal Court on April 22.