Gilbert police have accused a woman of blowing marijuana smoke directly into the mouth of her 10-month-old daughter to stop her from crying after she beat the infant.
Jessica Callaway, 21, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of child abuse after she was videotaped on her roommate's cellphone hitting her baby a day earlier.
Police said the video shows the woman picking the baby up by her left leg and spanking her. When the infant continues to cry, Callaway screams at her to "shut the (expletive) up before I kick you in the mouth."
Callaway then strikes the baby in the face with her open hand, police said. Police said no bruises were found on the infant's leg or face.
Officers subsequently learned from Callaway's roommate that she and Callaway had been smoking marijuana Friday night and that Callaway blew marijuana smoke into the baby's mouth several times.
According to court records, Callaway told police she was having a bad day and would never hit her baby hard enough to leave marks.
She also told police that she blew smoke into her baby's mouth in an attempt to get the baby to stop crying.
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