Man hits 5 Day Old baby he mistook for a Doll

A 63 year old man has been arrested in Greater Manchester for hitting a 5 old baby across the face as her parents shopped at Tesco supermarket.

 The baby who was out for the first time was in a trolley when her mother's friend who was shopping with her husband was called upon by her neighbor to come see 'this beautiful baby'. As she came close to see the baby, her husband quickly walked pass her and hit the little baby across the face, he quickly moved back as the child let out a painful cry .

Realizing what he had done, he initially denied that anything had happened even with the red mark visibly showing across her face.

He later began to apologize,claiming he thought its was a baby doll! The child was taken to a hospital while the man was arrested.