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- The mother of a 2-year-old boy got into an argument with the child's father just before she pushed the kid down a flight of stairs, cops say
- The child was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he is suffering from a cut to the head and face, police say
- The mother, Jessica Mixon, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and assault of a child, officials say
A young mother pushed her 2-year-old son down a flight of stairs in the Bronx while the boy was still strapped in his stroller, cops say.
The 22-year-old woman had gotten into an argument with the father of the boy before she shoved the child down the steps at the East 149th Street and Grand Concourse station in Melrose at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
One witness, John Smith, said the woman, identified as Jessica Mixon, seemed distressed and said she no longer wanted the child.
The boy ended upside down at the bottom of the steps and two good Samaritans raced to help him and unstrapped him from the stroller, Smith said.
Smith said Mixon appeared to deliberately shove the child down the stairs, then he says she just stood against a wall steps away as her son screamed.
“The baby was screaming,” Smith said. “He busted his eye, and his nose was bleeding. Blood was coming out of his mouth and the back of his head was bleeding.”
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The child was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated for a cut to his head and face, police said.
Mixon was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where she underwent a psych evaluation, according to officials. She was later arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and assault of a child.
It was not immediately clear if Mixon had an attorney who could comment on the charges.
