A passerby noticed this mother cruelly forcing her 5-year old into the trunk of a car. At first, the bystander shouted and told Trujillo to leave the child alone but then noticed that her words were not enough so she started filming the horrifying scene. The video was submitted to the police which led to an immediate launch of the investigation and now the 33-year old is facing child abuse charges.
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A shameful incident led to the arrest of a 33-year old woman after she was seen shocking her five-year-old child into the trunk of the vehicle.
The woman is arrested on charges of child abuse, according to KOAA News.
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Luckily, the incident was witnessed by a passerby who called out Trujillo for showing the child into the trunk and immediately started recording the incident on her camera.
The passerby shouts at Trujillo and calls her out to leave the child alone.
When Trujillo appeared to ignore this, the person filming the scene only redoubled her efforts, shouting, "Take the f***ing kid out of the f***ing trunk!"
Trujillo can be heard replying: "Dude I was gonna take him out!"
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The witness then gave the disturbing video to the police that led to an immediate investigation into the case.
Later that day, police made an announcement that they have taken Trujillo under custody and she is facing child abuse charges and violation of a restraining order.
The child has also been undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security.
Referring to the incident in a statement made to the above publication, Sergeant Franklyn Ortega of the Pueblo Police Department stated:
"Obviously, I think anybody who looks at that video would be concerned about the welfare of that little boy.
"We saw what we saw in the video, but we need to look at the whole thing, that's why detectives are involved."
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This disturbing news comes only a few days after another mother was arrested by the police after a video of her getting a tattoo on her 10-year old son in unsanitary conditions landed her in hot water.
As per ABC News, 34-year-old Nikki J Dickinson had allegedly gotten tired of her child asking her for a tattoo and relented. A video was later obtained by police showing a 16-year-old administer the inking.
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After getting arrested, Dickinson faced charges of first-degree misdemeanor child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.