Mother punched 3-month-old boy who wouldn't stop crying, police say

Britney Kierin Joe.

ROGERS, Ark. — An Arkansas mother was arrested after punching her infant son who wouldn’t stop crying in the face, investigators said.

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Britney Kierin Joe, 21, punched the 3-month-old boy when he wouldn't stop crying, the woman's mother told investigators, KFSM reported.

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Joe told investigators she only slapped the boy and that she found him with the bruise around his eye, KFSM reported.

Another witness told investigators Joe hit a 12-year-old girl with a cellphone cord and pushed her from behind.

Joe was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of second-degree domestic battery, according to jail records.