A 20-year-old Detroit mother allegedly punched and knocked out a female Kroger worker as her one-year-old child watched from a shopping cart.
Shelby Parham, from Detroit, Michigan, has been accused of attacking a 49-year-old Kroger worker who lost consciousness and suffered a head injury after the assault.
The wild beating was captured on nearby security cameras at a Kroger in St. Clair Shores on Tuesday.
In the video, Parham can be seen walking up to the unnamed clerk and punching her in the face, sending her flat to the ground, while her one-year-old baby witnessed the incident from a shopping cart.
Parham has been charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday and was released on a $1,000 bond.
Shelby Parham, from Detroit, Michigan, has been accused of attacking a 49-year-old Kroger worker who lost consciousness and suffered a head injury after the assault
Parham has been charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday and was released on a $1,000 bond
The alleged assault unfolded on Tuesday at a St. Clair Shores Kroger, where Parham reportedly did not have enough money to pay for the items she had rung up.
She allegedly asked for assistance to deduct some items but was not helped in the moment.
She can be seen standing near the self-checkout counter, talking to an employee in the video, moments before abruptly turning back and walking toward the victim.
Parham charged toward the 49-year-old Kroger staff member, who has not been named, as other customers, employees, and her one-year-old daughter watched.
The surveillance footage captures her forcibly punching the staff, who fell to the ground immediately and hit her head.
'The employee walked away from her. The defendant was upset and followed her and struck her in the face,' St. Clair Shores Police Detective Gordon Carrier told FOX2.
One witness said Parham was 'screaming' at the clerk and accusing her of offending her very young child before 'running up and punching her in the face,' according to local reports.
Carrier said. 'It's obviously very clear-cut. There's no questions as to who's at fault here.'
Officers responded to the alleged assault within minutes and arrested the 20-year-old mother
St. Clair Shores Police Detective Gordon Carrier said. 'It's obviously very clear-cut. There's no questions as to who's at fault here'
The young mother could spend up to a year behind bars if she's convicted. She has no criminal history
The victim lost consciousness for a bit, and was transported to the hospital for treatment of head injury, authorities said.
Parham's one-year-old daughter, seated in the shopping cart, witnessed the entire alleged attack.
Officers responded to the assault within minutes and arrested the 20-year-old mother.
She is scheduled to appear in court on January 30 for a pre-trial and has yet to make a plea.
The young mother could spend up to a year behind bars if she's convicted. Parham has no criminal history, according to FOX2.
The 49-year-old clerk has been resting at home since the attack, suffering from a black eye and headaches.
'Everybody can be stressed out, right?' Officer Carrier said. 'There's got to be better resolutions than violence.'