A school employee in Ohio, US, was filmed assaulting a three-year-old non-verbal autistic boy. After seeing the images, the child’s parents are demanding answers, the newspaper reports. ABC News.
A video of the attack was published on social networks. The man pushed the child, allowing him to fall to the ground. He then took her by the legs and carried her upside down.
“He didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t know what was going through that man’s head, but my son didn’t deserve this,” said Taneshia Lindsey, Braylen Tootle’s mother.
The family says they became aware of the video this Monday but have not yet been able to view it in full.
“We want answers. We demand answers and we want them now,” the family’s lawyer said.
The employee, whose identity has not been released, has been placed on leave pending an investigation.