WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES
Mother films herself beating son to send video to ex as punishment for leaving
Sasha’s grandma is fighting for his custody (Picture: CEN)
A woman allegedly filmed herself beating her two-year-old in order to send the video to her ex-husband who left them.
The mother, known only as Tatiana, is being investigated by police in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-On-Don.
Couple was getting so romantic they didn’t notice armed robbery right next to them Disturbing footage shows the toddler Sasha shielding his face with his arms as his mother repeatedly hits him.

As she attacks him, Tatiana shouts and swears in Russian.
An unnamed relative, who claimed to have received the video, said: ‘She was blackmailing her husband with these videos and was sending them to his sister.’
Pic shows: mother Tatiana. Police are investigating after video footage went viral of a mother beating her two-year-old son to punish her ex-husband for abandoning them. The horrifying footage which shows the boy, named only by his first name Sasha, screaming as the blows rain down. They were then reportedly then sent to her ex-husband's family. According to local media, the pictures were taken by the mother identified only as Tatiana at the family home in the south-western Russian city of Rostov-On-Don. Local media said that Tatiana was furious when the husband walked out on the marriage and announced he was filing for divorce. As a result, she started beating the little boy to punish the father. The unnamed relative, who claims to have received the tape, said: "She was blackmailing her husband with these videos and was sending them to his sister." The woman is apparently screaming in the background as she hits her son, saying: "There you go you little sod! I will make you miserable because of every wrongdoing of your dad. And it will go onto your dad sort things out, did you get me?" The child has reportedly now been taken away from the mother and placed in a hospital for treatment, and Russian news site bloknot noted that the boy did not cry for his mother when social workers came to take him away. On the contrary, he eagerly grabbed the hand of the social worker and tried to leave the house as quickly as possible. Medics confirmed the boy's body had been badly bruised, although these will heal. His family said however they were more worried about the mental scars, saying he had become shy and was refusing to speak to any adults. His grandmother and aunt on his father's side are now fighting for custody of the boy. Police and the prosecutor's office are investigating the case. (ends)
Tatiana is now being investigated by the police (Picture: CEN)
Doctors said that although Sasha’s little body had been bruised, he isn’t likely to have suffered permanent injury.
Here’s what you get when you search for vegans on Tesco website However, his family told local media they were still worried about the psychological impact the violence could have on him.
For example, they claim he has become increasingly shy and is now refusing to speak to any adults.
Sasha’s paternal aunt and grandmother are now fighting for custody of him.