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WARREN TOWNSHIP -- An arrest warrant for a Warren man was issued after home surveillance footage captured an alleged, brutal assault on an 18-month-old baby and the child's mother.
Police are searching for Tyrell Williams, 26, who will face felony domestic violence and endangering children charges in Warren Municipal Court. Police said the incident happened at a home in the 3700 block of West Market Street on Tuesday.
A police report states officers responded to the home for a domestic violence call, but the mother of the child told police that the incident occurred at a different address, in the 1800 block of Sixth Street SW.
The report stated that the victim and a witness were able to flee to the police department to avoid further conflict with the man.
The mother said Williams had come to the residence to break up with her but began punching her after she told him to "get your stuff and leave." Police noticed her 1-year-old child had visible markings on the right side of the face along with a slightly bloody lip.
The child's grandmother handed over video footage depicting the assault on the mother and child.
Police described the video footage as "hard to watch."
The report states it shows the man repeatedly punching and kicking the child, at times striking the child directly in the face and kicking him across the room.
The man then turns toward the mother, slapping and punching her as she attempted to take cover on the couch. At one point the man body slams the mother while the child was being held by her.
The police report states that officers saw two large contusions on her forehead, swelling on her eyes and nose, and a small cut on the nose.
Court documents indicated that Williams had been convicted of domestic violence in 2018.