A shocking video recorded in a Verizon store has made it to the internet to the shock of the whole world. It shows a mother dragging her child through a telecommunications store in the US  and has become an online hit, with multiple sites posting it to widespread outrage over the last 24 hours.

VIDEO: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a88_1249007894

An Alabama woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say she injured a child while dragging it through a store in Rome.

According to Floyd County Jail records: “Melissa Catherine Smith-Means, 37, of Gaylesville, Ala., was arrested by Rome police around 12:30 p.m. She was charged with felony first-degree cruelty to children.

Police say she was observed by customers and employees at a store on Broad Street, dragging a small child around by a backpack leash. The child had visible marks on the neck from the incident.”  She remains in jail without bail.

Viral aggregation sites such as Digg.com and Buzzfeed have featured the video of 37-year-old Melissa Catherine Smith-Means dragging her child through a Verizon store.