'Troubling' video shows police ripping baby out of mom's arms

BROOKLYN – An investigation has been launched after a “troubling” video showed several New York police officers trying to pull a 1-year-old from the arms of his mother on the floor of a social services office in Brooklyn, according to Newsweek.

The video, posted on Facebook, shows Jazmine Headley, 23, repeatedly saying, “They’re hurting my son!” as she held her baby at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program office on December 7.

The incident began when officers were called to the food stamp office as Headley was accused of engaging in “disorderly conduct toward other people."

After repeatedly asking the mother to leave, an altercation took place between Headley and at least four New York Police Department officers. The officers can be seen grabbing the baby boy from Headley so she could be restrained.

The woman who posted the video, Monae Sinclair, said an argument had broken out between Headley and a security guard because she wanted to sit on the floor because there weren't any seats for her in the office.

A New York Police Department spokeswoman said, “Video images of the incident in the 84th precinct are troubling, and the event is under review by the NYPD and HRA [Human Resources Administration] Police. This review will include examination of all available video of the incident.”

Headley was later arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, acting in a manner that was injurious to a child, obstructing governmental administration and trespassing.

The 1-year-old boy is currently in the care of a family member, police said.

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