A woman has been arrested on child abuse charges after being caught allegedly her forcing her own son into the boot of her car.
According to KOAA News, a bystander witnessed 33-year-old Chelsea Trujillo shoving her five-year-old child into the trunk of the vehicle, on Wednesday, August 4.
Luckily for the child concerned, a nearby witness in Pueblo, Colorado, whipped out their phone and began recording.
WARNING: Some viewers may find the following video extremely distressing:The bystander can be heard shouting at Trujillo to get her attention, telling her to leave the boy alone.
When Trujillo appeared to ignore this, the person filming the scene only redoubled her efforts, shouting, "Take the f***ing kid out of the f***ing trunk!"
Trujillo can be heard replying: "Dude I was gonna take him out!"
The witness later handed the distressing video to local law enforcement, who immediately launched an investigation.
At approximately 5.30 PM the following day, police announced that they had apprehended Trujillo and charged her with child abuse and violation of a restraining order.
Meanwhile, the child involved in the incident is now under the care of the Department of Homeland Security.
Commenting on the incident in a statement made to the above publication, Sergeant Franklyn Ortega of the Pueblo Police Department stated: "Obviously, I think anybody who looks at that video would be concerned about the welfare of that little boy.
"We saw what we saw in the video, but we need to look at the whole thing, that's why detectives are involved."
This story comes after another mother was arrested by police after a video emerged of her 10-year-old son getting a tattoo in unsanitary conditions.
According to ABC News, 34-year-old Nikki J Dickinson had allegedly gotten tired of her child asking her for a tattoo and relented. A video was later obtained by police showing a 16-year-old administer the inking.
As a result of this, Dickinson was later charged with first-degree misdemeanor child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
