American woman accused of using baby to batter boyfriend

AN American woman accused of using her baby to batter her boyfriend said she didn’t realise what she was doing until it was too late.

Chyrotia Graham, 27, of Erie, Pennsylvania, told police she had been drinking when an argument with her boyfriend, the child’s father, turned violent early on Sunday morning, according to an affidavit filed to support Graham’s arrest.

Graham said she “snapped” and began grabbing things and throwing them at Deangelo Troop, 20, not realising she had picked up her four-week-old son, Jarron Troop, who police said she held by the legs and swung at his father.