An Assault Video Shared Misleadingly
The Claim
A video shows a giant black man beating a white lady in the park in front of her terrified children.
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Social media users circulated a video purporting to show a giant black man beating a white lady in the park in front of her terrified children.
A user tweeted: “Black man beats white woman in the park in front of her terrified children. Look at her poor son trying to defend his mother during this horrifying situation. Notice a pattern?”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading.
After conducting a thorough reverse image search, Misbar’s team found the video making the rounds to be outdated.
An Old Video of a Black Woman Assaulting Another Woman Resurfaces
Contrary to viral claims, the video shows a black woman, not a man, assaulting a white woman in front of her son.
CBS Philadelphia reported the incident and published the same video on its YouTube account on June 27, 2014.
Based on the video's caption, a young mother was violently attacked by a fast-food worker in uniform, while her young son witnessed the entire incident.
The incident took place in Salem, Massachusetts, and it was recorded on video.
The Assailant Was Sentenced to Prison
Latia Harris, a 25-year-old resident of Salem, has been identified as the suspect in the case. She faced charges of aggravated assault and two counts of making terroristic threats.
The victim said that a woman named "Tia," who is employed at McDonald's, attacked her and accused her of spreading rumors about her and her manager. In the video, the suspect can be seen wearing what appears to be a McDonald's employee uniform.
On October 30, 2015, Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey sentenced Harris, who was 26 at the time, to three years in New Jersey State prison for the aggravated assault charge.
In June 2017, the Appellate Court released an opinion supporting Judge Benjamin C. Telsey's decision to deny Harris' request to withdraw her guilty plea during her sentencing. Harris argued that she did not inflict serious bodily injury on the victim and that there was no evidence of her attempting to do so since the altercation was brief and no weapons were involved.
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