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Taguig child abuse suspect also hurt mother

Published May 21, 2026 10:22 am
(Left) A screenshot from a video showing the suspect hurting the child and (right) a photo showing the mother's bruises (Photos from the Facebook accounts of the Taguig police and mother of the three-year-old child abuse victim)
(Left) A screenshot from a video showing the suspect hurting the child and (right) a photo showing the mother's bruises (Photos from the Facebook accounts of the Taguig police and mother of the three-year-old child abuse victim)

The mother of a three-year-old boy who was assaulted in Taguig revealed that she also suffered violence from her live-in partner, as police confirmed the suspect's arrest after a viral video showed her kicking and stomping on the child. 

The suspect, identified as alias Carla, 28, was arrested by Taguig police after the incident in Sitio Buyo, Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig on May 18. 

The video, uploaded on Facebook, quickly went viral and drew outrage from netizens. 

Both the suspect and the mother face charges for violating Republic Act 7610, the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act. 

Photos showing the mother's bruises (Photo from the Facebook account of the mother of the three-year-old child abuse victim)
Photos showing the mother's bruises (Photo from the Facebook account of the mother of the three-year-old child abuse victim)
A Taguig police officer with the arrested suspect in the child abuse incident (Photo from Taguig police / SPD)
A Taguig police officer with the arrested suspect in the child abuse incident (Photo from Taguig police / SPD)

In a Facebook post on May 20, the mother appealed for understanding, posting photos of her own bruises and claiming she had also been abused by her partner. 

At the same time, she denounced dummy accounts impersonating her online. 

“Pasensya Napo Kung  iniisip nyo na Ganun Ako kawalang kwentang ina Ng batang binugbug Iyon po ay Karapatan Ng lahat, Pero hinihinge KO po nasany pakinggan nyo din po ang panig KO bilang nanay walang Kasing Sakit po ang malaman na ang asking anak at brutal na nakakaranas Ng Ganun kalupit na karahasan at pananakit SA Taong akala KO at syang magtatanggol at magaaruga sa anak KO buong akala ko at Tinggap at minahal din ang Anak ko tulad Ng pagmamahal nya sakin Kaya buong Pusyo akong nagtiwala at naniwala sa live in partner KO (I'm sorry if you think that I'm such a useless mother of a beaten child. That's everyone's right. But I ask that you also listen to my side as a mother. There is nothing as painful as knowing that my child is being brutally abused and hurt by the person I thought would protect and care for my child. I thought that she would accept and love my child just as much as he loved me. That's why I trusted and believed in my live-in partner),” she wrote. 

The mother said she initially thought she was the only victim of abuse, but later discovered her child was also being hurt.  

She claimed that her partner threatened to kill her son if she filed a complaint. 

She added that fear forced her into silence, and she allowed her brother and sister-in-law to handle matters concerning her son while she continued working to provide for him. 

"Actually if I don’t work, we won't have anything to eat. Perhaps I will not even have fare to take care of my child,” she explained. 

She sought forgiveness from Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano and asked netizens for understanding and prayers, saying she accepts the possibility of imprisonment for negligence if it s means protecting her child.

Related story: 

'Sorry, anak': Mother speaks after viral Taguig child abuse video

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