Three members of one Atlanta family have been arrested and charged with child abuse stemming from a viral Instagram Live video that showed a 12-year-old boy with the word 'gay' shaved into his hair being slapped and berated. A 12-year-old boy is seen being berated and abused by relatives in Atlanta in an Instagram Live video from June 17. the male suspect, believed to be Tyler's older brother, can be heard asking the boy, referring to the word 'gay' shaved into the left side of the child's head. While police have not disclosed how the victim was related to the suspects, in a follow-up video defending his family, Tyler identified two of them as his brother and sister. Barrington-Ward revealed that he told the young boy that he was loved.

Source: Daily Mail July 19, 2021 16:15 UTC