Miami, FL (December 10, 2018) – One man has been arrested in Miami for punching a child with a closed fist. The incident happened on Saturday at the defendant’s home in the 1400 block of Northwest 4th Street.
Police responded to the address when they received a domestic disturbance call. The child’s mother claimed that 40-year-old Charlie Houston had been drinking and was upset because of an earlier argument he had with his brother.
Houston had been sitting on the bed with his children when his infant child tried to climb into his lap. He became enraged with the child. He screamed at the baby and struck the infant with a closed fist, according to authorities.
The man’s wife pressed charges against her husband on behalf of the child. He was transported to county jail but has since been released.
Miami Child Abuse Laws
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