Video Shows Mother Dunking Baby, Yelling 'I'm Going To Kill Her'

GRIFFIN, GA — A woman was arrested Tuesday night after a Facebook video went viral that showed her dunking her 5-month-old child in water several times, according to the Griffin Police Department. The child is safe, police said.

Laquanda Mosley, 27, is charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder, cruelty to children and making terroristic threats.

Police say Mosley filmed a disturbing video, which has been taken down, showing Mosley holding her infant baby Sienna upside down and partially submerging her in water.

In the video, Mosley can reportedly be heard saying, "I am going to kill her."

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The video was posted by a man who says he's a cousin of the baby’s father. Before being taken down, the video was reportedly viewed more than 2.4 million times and shared more than 86,000 times.

Griffin Police did a wellness check at Mosley’s home Tuesday night, after they saw the video, according to a news release. They took her into custody and placed her three children in the custody of the Division of Family and Children Services, police said.

Mosley is being held without bond until her court appearance, according to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office.

The baby’s father, Kevin Dandridge, told Channel 2 Action News that Mosley made the video, threatening to kill the baby as retaliation against him. He told them Mosley was upset about money and custody of Sienna.

“I was devastated,” Dandridge, the news station. “I really don't understand why she would do such a thing.”

The father’s cousin started a GoFundMe page to raise money for Dandridge, now living in Minnesota, in order to make the trip back to Georgia.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, the GoFundMe page had collected $160 of the $500 goal.

Photo courtesy GoFundMe