Last Sunday, a video was posted on Facebook showing Helen Bartlett, a mother of four from Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago, beating her sobbing and cowering daughter to teach her a lesson. The unsettling six-minute clip has left viewers divided, with some people justifying the mother’s actions, while others calling it child abuse. Bartlett’s daughter and her older sister uploaded another video in response to the controversy, expressing support for their mother. Watch the disturbing video (18+) and more pictures after the break
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