ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Charles woman was arrested for abusing an infant at her daycare.

Court documents state that there was video evidence of Julie Ratica standing over a 2-year-old in a pack-n-play, telling the infant to shut up. She allegedly picked up the child by the upper arms and threw them back down on their back, causing the child’s head to hit the bottom of the pin.

Ratica later slapped the child in the face and yelled “Roll over, you are not getting out of here, you understand me! Shut up, I’ve had it!”

Police arrested Ratica on Tuesday. She later told police that she had lost her patience because she had been under a lot of stress due to going through a divorce.

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