Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Saturday 1st February 2025, at 21:00hrs
Police are urging people to not share the footage further as this could prejudice a live investigation
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty after a video posted online showed a child being hit in Chorley.
The video that has now been removed was shared thousands of times on social media, with hundreds of angry members commenting their disgust at the video.
In a social media post today, Lancashire Police said:
“We’re aware of a distressing video circulating on social media, showing a woman assaulting a child.
We want to assure the public that we take matters like this extremely seriously and, following enquiries, we have arrested a 28 year old woman from Chorley on suspicion of child cruelty.
She is currently in custody.
The child identified in the video has been effectively safeguarded.
We’d like to remind people to please not share the video as doing so could prejudice a live investigation.”
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