A mum faces charges after she posted a video of herself smoking into the face of her newborn baby.
Tybresha Sexton, 24, livestreamed herself smoking in her one-month-old daughter’s face and shaking the baby.
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She was charged with child abuse after viewers alerted police over the 43-second clip.
Police arrested Sexton at her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Sunday (29 October).
In the video, Sexton can be seen lighting a cigarette near the baby’s head. She then finishes a bottle of vodka, while holding the infant in another hand.
The woman has been charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, as well as child abuse. She was booked at Hamilton County Sheriff's Court with a $100,000 charge.
Sexton is due to appear in court on October 4. It’s reported the child is currently staying with Sexton’s mother.
