Mother Baker acted after a video showed her abusing her little daughter

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida. – A South Florida mother is being investigated over a video that appears to show her physically abusing her own daughter.

The video was recorded by a man whom the woman described as the child's father.

In the video, the mother is seen walking towards her daughter, seemingly beside herself with anger and holding a coat hanger, while her daughter's crying can be heard in the background.

What happens next in the video is being investigated by Miami Gardens police.

“What you see in the video is a mother repeatedly hitting a young child,” said Emmanuel Jeanty, a sergeant with the Miami Gardens Police Department. “It was very, very difficult for us to watch.”

The father finally called the police, who responded.

“The officers acted like the mother,” Jeanty said.

The child's condition is stable and he is in the care of a trusted family member, authorities said.

No charges were filed in this case.