Parents Catch Babysitter Thrashing 2-Year-Old Son 'Black And Blue' On Video

An Indian woman was captured on surveillance video torturing a two-year-old child she was hired to take care of.

The babysitter was arrested Tuesday after parents came across the horrific footage and went to the police.

The boy’s parents, who live in Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh, had hired a woman named Rajni Chowdhary about four months back. Rajni was entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of the toddler while the couple went to work, according to The Print.

A senior police official said the toddler’s grandparents and his mentally-ill aunt also lived with them. While the grandmother took care of the grandfather and aunt, “Rajni was hired to take care of the child. But a few weeks ago, the boy fell ill,” the officer said, according to Deccan Herald.

The couple would leave enough food for the child before they left for work. Yet, they noticed their son had become weak and there was a change in his behavior ever since Rajni was hired.

The parents took the toddler to the hospital and were told by doctors that their son had some swelling in his intestines.

The couple then fired Rajni, but the babysitter began threatening to implicate them in a false case. She eventually returned to work for the family. But this time, the parents installed a security camera before she resumed her job.

The CCTV footage captured shocking moments of Rajni pulling the child’s hair, slapping and beating him, and eating his food.

A senior police officer, Sanjay Agarwal, spoke about the series of events and the abuse the child suffered, according to The Times of India.

“When his health deteriorated, the couple then took him to doctor,” the officer said. “Later the couple got a CCTV installed in their house. It was seen that the maid used to thrash the kid black and blue, using slaps, punches and even used to drag him by his hair.”

Police officers registered the case after the boy’s parents filed a complaint against the babysitter.

Rajni was eventually arrested and appeared in court Tuesday. She was sent to judicial custody, Agarwal said.