California Mother Detained For Child Abuse On Flight

A Sacramento, California, woman was ordered to be detained on Monday after she allegedly abused her 2-year-old child on a flight from Mexico to Seattle.

Sacramento, California, Woman Detained For Child Abuse

A Sacramento, California, woman was arrested and detained on child abuse charges after witnesses observed her kicking and shaking her 2-year-old child on a Delta Air Lines flight from Mexico to Seattle on May 1.

Passengers said the child woke up their sleeping mother, who then kicked the child in the window seat. Another witness described seeing the woman "shaking the child like a ragdoll." When confronted, she told passengers to mind their own business. - Criminal Complaint, May 2

The woman was detained by Customs and Border Protection, and the child was observed to have bruises on their eye, cheek, shoulder, and forearm. The suspect attributed the bruises to a dog a week prior. While in custody, she was overheard saying her mother would laugh and say, "wait until someone sees you do this in public.”

The child has been removed from the mother's custody, and Child Protective Services has placed them with a relative.

Previous Charges:

• [2018 Arrest](https://www.usatoday.com/search/?q= Sacramento%2C+California) in California for alleged corporal injury to a spouse.
• [Dec. 10, 2023](https://www.usatoday.com/search/?q= Sacramento%2C+California), charges in California: burglary, conspiracy, child abuse, and resisting an officer.

*Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY National Trending Team reporter. Email: aforbes@gannett.com.