Disturbing Video Shows Teens Attack 16-Year-Old And Her Child

A disturbing video is doing the rounds online in which a group of teenage girls can be seen attacking a 16-year-old and her six-month-old baby. In relation to the case, a teenage girl, who was part of the group that brutally attacked Janie McCoy and her child, was taken into custody on Tuesday, CBS-affiliated news station KSLA reported.

Police and McCoy’s father Jeremy confirmed the incident took place Oct. 18 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. No other arrests have been made yet.

The victim described the incident to KSLA, saying she was on a playground swing with her son when three girls ran up to her, screaming.

“In that moment, I did not want to fight. I had my son with me and if you know me, then you know that my kid comes first,” she said.

In the video, McCoy is seen shocked by the attackers’ actions and asking them if there was a problem.

“They said that I said something about somebody wanting to fight somebody [and] I had no idea what they [were] talking about,” McCoy said.

New York Post reported that one of the teenagers also instructed her partner to “get her baby.”

McCoy described how she tried to flee the scene to avoid the incident but was punched in the face and knocked to the ground. She revealed that the assault left her with a bruised cheek and a busted lip. Fortunately, McCoy’s son was not hurt during the assault.

“I took him to the doctor to make sure everything was OK. He wasn’t hurt or anything, thank God,” she said.

The video was also shared on Facebook by Jeremy McCoy on Monday, a day before the teenager was arrested.

He wrote, “Hate to post this of my daughter being assaulted by 2 girls, and nothing has been done yet 5 days later. So please share."

The video had been shared more than 121,000 times and crossed 6 million views at the time of publication. An online petition named “Justice for Janie McCoy” was also started on Change.org on Monday in response to the lack of arrests made regarding the incident. By Wednesday, more than 8,000 people had signed the petition urging the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office to track down the suspects.