Man Accused Of Beating His Girlfriend's Son For Opening A Christmas Present Early

A man is behind bars after police say he beat his girlfriend's 5-year-old because the little boy opened a Christmas present early.

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Bridgette Payne left her son Ayrian with her boyfriend of 10 months, Wesley McCollum, on Saturday to finish up some last minute holiday shopping, according to WPIX.

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She claims she returned home from running errands to find her five-year-old son Ayrian lying in his bed covered in cuts and bruises.

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The woman tells KJRH her boyfriend 25-year-old Wesley McCollum told her he was trying to teach the boy a lesson after McCollum says the five-year-old took a present from under the Christmas tree and opened it.

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In a since-deleted Facebook post, the mother wrote, "Words cannot explain seeing your baby like this and having no clue what happened. I ran to him like any mother would do crying, hugging him, begging what happened. Wesley hurt me bad mama, is all he kept saying."

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She said she was shocked by McCollum's alleged violent outburst and that he had never hit Ayrian or her other son in the 10 months that they had been together.

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Payne immediately called the police, who arrested McCollum on complaints of child abuse and child neglect, according to KJRH. She also filed a protective order against McCollum on Monday morning.

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The couple lives together with two other young boys who they care for. McCollum remains in county jail on child abuse and child neglect charges. It is not known when his next court appearance is.