'You are a f—ing piece of s—': Instacart shopper slaps her 6-year-old son because he dropped 24-pack of bottled water he was 'incapable' of carrying, cops say

A Florida parent delivering groceries for Instacart allegedly smacked her 6-year-old lad due to the fact that helium dropped a 24-pack of bottled h2o that was excessively dense for him.

Kiah Lowery, 36, faces a kid maltreatment charge, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. The incidental occurred connected May 31 astatine an flat connected Alta Street successful St. Augustine.

Ring doorbell footage captured Lowery allegedly scolding the kid for not being capable to transportation a handbasket afloat of groceries.

"Then you transportation this water," Lowery told the boy. "I'll transportation the basket. You transportation this f—ing water. You can't clasp it … I'm gonna wounded you."

Lowery handed the lad the h2o and helium instantly began to stumble astir earlier saying helium "can't clasp it" and dropping it.

The lad ran distant and Lowery chased him down and deed him successful the face, the video showed. He screamed retired successful symptom and held his look arsenic helium cried.

Lowery past berated the child.

"You're the worst," Lowery said, per the video. "The f—ing worst. How situation you. You are a f—ing portion of s—."

Lowery again forced the lad to "carry something."

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Cops identified Lowery arsenic the pistillate successful the video and took her into custody. Lowery told deputies she was making 3 deliveries astatine the flat and her lad was "being defiant upon arrival," an apprehension affidavit stated. She "called her behaviour an 'over-stimulated moment' and apologized for her actions," deputies wrote.

Deputies noted successful the affidavit that the lad weighs 49 pounds portion the h2o is 26 pounds. He was slapped and yelled astatine for an "action that helium was incapable of performing," deputies wrote.

Lowery was taken to the St. Johns County Jail, wherever she has since posted a $5,000 bond. She cannot person interaction with her lad portion she is retired connected bond.

Her adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for July 7.