LA sheriff’s office under scrutiny after deputy punches mother holding baby

Officer is seen hitting woman twice in face as she holds her baby in video released by LA county sheriff Robert Luna

For the second time in a week, the Los Angeles sheriff’s department is facing scrutiny over a brutal force incident, this time after a deputy was caught on camera punching a mother twice in the face as she held her newborn baby.

The LA county sheriff, Robert Luna, on Wednesday released footage of the July 2022 incident in Palmdale, north-east of the city of Los Angeles.