A heartless mother has done the unthinkable as she was filmed standing on his son's chest as punishment, causing outrage online.
The mother standing on her son's chest as punishment
A mother has sparked public outrage after she was caught on camera standing on her son's chest as a way of punishment. The incident took place in Guatemala.
Many people have described the act as barbaric as it could scar the child for life.
The footage is going viral in South America and has sparked outrage on social media.
The person who shared the footage online said: 'Hello, I want this video to go viral so that this lady who abuses her son can be stopped.
'She lives in a community in the neighbourhood of San Jose Escuintla. I want them to do it anonymously, but please soon, put an end to the violence.'
Anyone with information about this heartless act is asked to go to the security operatives and make a statement that would lead to the woman's prosecution.
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