No mention of a hate crime or ethnic intimidation. The “witnesses” wanted to be the first the upload the video to the aspiring rappers and street cred site, world something or other.
Via Daily Mail
A fast-food worker in southern New Jersey has been caught on video viciously beating and kicking a mother in front of her young son.
As bystanders watched and some recorded it on cell phones, the woman in a burgundy McDonald’s uniform pummeled the mother and kicked her in the back along a trail in Salem on Tuesday night.
The suspect is also heard threatening to attack the victim’s 2-year-old son, who repeatedly kicked the suspect’s legs to stop her from hurting his mother.
The attacker, identified as Latia Harris, pulled the 27-year-old woman to the ground in front of her 2-year-old son
Harris is seen punching the prostrate victimPummeled: The attacker, identified as Latia Harris, pulled the 27-year-old woman to the ground in front of her 2-year-old son and proceeded to punch her in the face about 20 times
Salem Police Chief John Pelura III said the attacker has been identified as 25-year-old Latia Harris. She remains at large.
Wanted: Latia Harris, 25, is facing charges of assault and making terroristic threats
According to Pelura, the 27-year-old victim told officers a woman named ‘Tia’ who works at McDonald’s accused her of spreading rumors about her and her manager.
The victim has been treated at a hospital for her injuries.
Police obtained a copy of the video depicting the attack before it was removed from Facebook.
The graphic footage shows the McDonald’s employee pounding another woman as a group of people stand around and watch in a wooded areas behind the McDonald’s eatery on East Broadway in Salem.
After the victim is thrown to the ground, the attacker proceeds to punch and kicks her at least 20 times.
The woman’s toddler tries to intervene on his mother’s behalf by kicking her assailant and yelling at her to stop.
‘Mommy!’ the little boy cries out.
At one point, Harris threatens to beat up the 2-year-old.