Shocking pictures show deadbeat dad dragging his daughter around supermarket by her HAIR as cops open child abuse probe
Concerned shoppers Erika and Robert Burch confronted the father over his behaviour in a Walmart store in Texas
SHOCKING pictures show a father dragging his young daughter around a supermarket by her HAIR – as the child screamed “please stop.”
Police are reportedly investigating the alleged child abuse incident after concerned couple Erika and Robert Burch took the pictures and confronted the dad over his behaviour.
The little girl, who had her hair tied to the trolley, was reportedly crying saying "Please stop. I promise I won't do it again. Please stop.”
The Burch’s confronted the man at the Walmart store in Cleveland, Texas, who told them to mind their own business saying "I grew up just fine.”
Erika posted the pictures to Facebook where they have since went viral being shared over 100,000 times.
She said that when police arrived they told her the dad “has the right to discipline his children.”
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Speaking with KTRK, she said: "People are telling me I'm wrong for stepping up for this little girl, but you can discipline a child without dragging them by the hair on their head, especially in Walmart."
According to the New York Daily News, authorities are investigating the incident as child endangerment.
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