The toddler seen being beaten and trampled on in a video, taken to safety

Ronewa Makhesha

THE toddler who was seen being kicked and trampled on in a video that went viral on social media has been placed in safe custody with the Gauteng Department of Social Welfare.

It alleged that the father of the one-year-old reported the matter to the Norwood Police Station and the child was removed from his mother.

The explicit 13-second video emerged on Saturday and shows someone kicking the child and stepping on his throat and chest as he lay on the ground.The child’s father reported the mother to the Norwood police station in Johannesburg.

The Gauteng police have since confirmed that they are investigating a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and the police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said the mother appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

“The mother was released, and the matter not placed on the court roll as