CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — A mother reported that a man she did not know punched her 1-year-old in the face, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Officers say they were called just after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday to the intersection of Summit Avenue and South Tryon Street in Charlotte for an assault on a child.
With help from bystanders, police were able to quickly arrest 26-year-old Rico Limon Williams in connection with the incident, authorities say. Williams is charged with assault on a child under 12.
According to police, the 1-year-old victim was taken to Levine Children’s Hospital for medical treatment but has been released from the hospital.
