Bucks County Mom Charged With Child Abuse After Child Found Unresponsive At Walmart

[Sugar Cookie]

Police say they responded to a call at the Levittown Walmart after a witness reported a mother screaming at her two small children and repeatedly tossing one into a shopping cart.

Officer John Crichton, the first to arrive, told FOX 29, "We didn’t know how long the kid had been unconscious or unresponsive at that point so we knew it was serious."

Crichton said when he arrived, "One of the kids was attached to like a backpack leash and was laying on the ground and the mom was under distress, trying to calm the kids down, dragging the kid around." He said he turned on his body camera as he spoke with the witness.

Crichton found the mother and her children inside the store. "I asked what was going on and she said the kid was out of control. And that he wouldn’t stop crying and that he fell asleep," said Crichton.

Crichton said he tried to deescalate the situation and walked the family to the front of the store. He noticed the young boy was not moving and said, "He was more than asleep, so I called for medics to expedite to my location." Medics arrived and "showed up to try to wake the kid up who needed immediate medical attention and we took him to St. Mary’s," said Crichton.

After talking to witnesses and confirming the child’s head injuries, police arrested the mother, 28-year-old Samantha Fletcher, who had been living in a shelter with her twins.

Child Protective Services were called to ensure the children’s safety.

Police said there did not seem to be many people interested in helping the children. "In my professional opinion, there didn’t seem to be many people interested in coming out for the children," said Crichton.

Fletcher is being held on child abuse and aggravated assault charges. Social workers are now involved to make sure the children are safe.

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[cubby]

I'm sure nobody there wanted to have a knock down drag out riot happening if they asked her about her baby.

I hope he gets better, I also hope he doesn't have to go back to her, he might be as lucky next time to get a cop who cared enough about him to call EMT.