Moment Detroit woman, 20, ‘knocks out female Kroger worker, 49,’ in front of her one-year-old daughter
- Shelby Parham, 20, allegedly knocked out a Kroger clerk in St. Clair Shores, Michigan
- She reportedly didn't have enough money to cover the items in her shopping cart
- Her one-year-old daughter, sitting in a shopping cart, witnessed the entire alleged attack
A 20-year-old Detroit mother allegedly punched and knocked unconscious a female Kroger employee while her one-year-old child watched from a shopping cart.
Shelby Parham, of Detroit, Michigan, has been charged with assaulting a 49-year-old Kroger employee who lost consciousness and suffered a head injury after the attack.
The wild beating was captured on nearby security cameras at a Kroger in St. Clair Shores on Tuesday.
The video shows Parham walking up to the unnamed clerk and punching her in the face, causing her to fall flat on the ground, while her one-year-old baby witnessed the incident from a shopping cart.
Parham was charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday and released on $1,000 bond.
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Shelby Parham, of Detroit, Michigan, has been charged with assaulting a 49-year-old Kroger employee who lost consciousness and suffered a head injury after the attack
![Moment Detroit woman, 20, 'knocks out female Kroger worker, 49,' in front of her one-year-old daughter 3 Parham was charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday and released on $1,000 bond](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Moment-Detroit-woman-20-knocks-out-female-Kroger-worker-49.jpeg)
Parham was charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday and released on $1,000 bond
The alleged attack happened Tuesday at a St. Clair Shores Kroger, where Parham reportedly didn't have enough money to pay for the items she called.
She allegedly asked for help to deduct some cases, but was not helped at the time.
The video shows her standing at the self-checkout counter and talking to an employee before abruptly turning around and walking toward the victim.
Parham charged at the 49-year-old Kroger employee, who has not been named, as other customers, employees and her one-year-old daughter looked on.
The surveillance footage shows her violently hitting the staff, who immediately fell to the ground and hit her head.
'The employee walked away from her. The defendant was upset, followed her and punched her in the face,” said Detective Gordon Carrier of the St. Clair Shores Police Department. FOX2.
One witness said Parham “yelled” at the clerk and accused her of insulting her very young child before “running up to her and punching her in the face,” according to a witness. local reports.
Carrier said. 'It is of course very clear. There are no questions about who is to blame here.”
![Moment Detroit woman, 20, 'knocks out female Kroger worker, 49,' in front of her one-year-old daughter 5 Officers responded to the alleged assault within minutes and arrested the 20-year-old mother](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1702119741_85_Moment-Detroit-woman-20-knocks-out-female-Kroger-worker-49.jpeg)
Officers responded to the alleged assault within minutes and arrested the 20-year-old mother
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St. Clair Shores Police Detective Gordon Carrier said. 'It is of course very clear. There are no questions about who is to blame here'
![Moment Detroit woman, 20, 'knocks out female Kroger worker, 49,' in front of her one-year-old daughter 9 The young mother could spend up to a year behind bars if convicted. She has no criminal history](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1702119745_530_Moment-Detroit-woman-20-knocks-out-female-Kroger-worker-49.jpeg)
The young mother could spend up to a year behind bars if convicted. She has no criminal history
The victim lost consciousness for a time and was transported to the hospital for treatment of head injuries, authorities said.
Parham's one-year-old daughter, sitting in the shopping cart, witnessed the entire alleged attack.
Officers responded to the attack within minutes and arrested the 20-year-old mother.
She is due to appear in court on January 30 for a preliminary examination and has yet to enter a plea.
The young mother could spend up to a year behind bars if convicted. Parham has no criminal history, according to FOX2.
The 49-year-old clerk has been resting at home since the attack and has suffered from a black eye and headache.
“Anyone can be stressed, right?” Officer Carrier said. 'There must be better solutions than violence.'