Police locate toddler after sickening Snapchat video

POLICE have interviewed two teenagers over a sickening video posted to social media, showing a toddler having a plastic bag held over its head.

POLICE have interviewed a 13-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl in relation to a sickening video posted to social media over the weekend which showed two young people laughing as they held a plastic bag over a toddler’s head.

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In the disturbing vision a teenage boy, who claims to be the child’s father, can be heard saying that he’s trying to “discipline” the toddler as it struggles to pull the bag from its face.

“We’re not child abusing them, we’re just teaching them discipline,” he says in the vision.

“Making sure that they’re not dead, but then they can’t breathe.”

A still from the Snapchat video in which a child was filmed with a plastic bag over their head.

The toddler was located safe and well, police say.

The video, uploaded to Snapchat, then shows the pair running water over the child’s face with the caption “he is dying tonight for sure”.

The toddler, believed to be a boy, can be heard crying while the young woman giggles.

The duo appear in a final video together — hiding their identity behind emojis — saying they don’t want advice on how to treat their child.

“If I want to slap my child I’ll slap him as much as I want, if he needs some discipline I’ll continue to slap him” the male says.

Authorities traced the footage to a house in Melbourne’s north in the early hours of Sunday morning after the disturbing vision sparked public concerns for the toddler’s wellbeing.

“They have been released pending summons,” Acting Sergeant Alistair Parons said.

“The toddler involved is safe and well.”

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