Daycare Workers Arrested After Video Appears to Show Caregiver Shoving Toddler's Head into Wall and Forcing Child to Eat

Four people in Spain were arrested after an intern took a video of a nursery worker violently pushing the head of a toddler against a wall while trying to feed him.

Three employees and the daycare’s director were arrested by Spanish National Police, according to El Mundo. 

In the video, the woman, in Spanish, appears to tell the child to swallow the food being pushed toward the toddler’s face.

“Spit it out, I’ll put it back,” she tells the crying child.

After pushing the toddler’s head against a wall, the caregiver appears to quickly yank the child and flip him over, again trying to feed him.

Another employee is seen in the background of the video apparently doing nothing to intervene.

El Diario reported that of the four people arrested, two were charged with child abuse while the other two are accused of failing to report the abuse.

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El Mundo reports that the incident was reported by a 17-year-old intern who took the video. The paper reported that the intern alleged the caregiver, who was arrested on a charge of crime against moral integrity, was abusive toward other children at the daycare while trying to get them to eat.

Antena 3 reported that the four people arrested in connection have been released from custody but are ordered to report to court every month and are prohibited from working with children as the investigation proceeds.

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.