Jordyn Whitlaw, a 34-year-old Columbia County, Georgia, mother, was arrested Saturday during the Mardi Gras celebration at Evans Towne Center Park for allegedly throwing her 5-year-old daughter into a fence and slamming her face into it by the neck.
Incident Details
Multiple witnesses in the playground area reported seeing Whitlaw grab and abuse the child; when confronted, she reportedly defiantly said, “I can do what I want, she’s my daughter.”
Aftermath
She’s charged with second-degree cruelty to children; the girl was released to her father’s custody. This public outburst echoes your recent SC/GA child abuse reports like the Aiken daycare case—witness intervention was key here.
