An excessively graphic video doing rounds on social media shows a woman who seems like a caretaker or mother severely thrashing a little baby girl has left people aghast. This video believed to have been shot in Kuala Lumpur shows a woman getting violent with a little kid, so much so that it almost seems like the child might choke to death because of her thrashing. The sick 1-minute-and-36-second footage is sending chills through the spine has caught the attention of Malaysian police. The Malaysian police have urged anyone who has any kind of information about the video to contact them. At one point in the video, the woman can be seen hanging the child by its t-shirt, long enough to have it choked up. It is still unknown who took the video of the whole incident, but the video has surely left the people traumatise.

The Malaysian Police wrote on their Facebook page: "DERA BAYI: POLIS MOHON BANTUAN MAKLUMAT DARI ORANG RAMAI: Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) memohon kerjasama orang ramai untuk menyalurkan maklumat berhubung video kes dera bayi, di bawah." Translated in English it reads: "DERA BAYI: POLICE HELP INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) is seeking public cooperation to channel information on the video of the infant's case, below.)"

  • Inbox Facebook Rasmi PDRM: https://www.facebook.com/PolisDirajaMalaysia/

  • Twitter Rasmi PDRM: https://twitter.com/PDRMsia

  • Whatsapp Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah di talian: 019-3019930

  • Tampil di mana-mana balai polis berhampiran.

Take a look at the viral video of the woman thrashing the child (VIEWER'S DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!!)

The child can be heard screaming and wailing because of the pain and the woman just doesn't stop. It seems like there is more to the video that wasn't captured. Updates are awaited.

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