Shocking CCTV footage has emerged showing a woman hitting and kicking her toddler as he lies on the floor , all because the youngster knocked her food to the ground . Disturbing CCTV footage shows the woman and her son in a fast-food outlet in the city of Shiyan in eastern China 's Hubei province and the little boy reaching for one of the beef burgers , which he accidentally drops . The woman , who restaurant employees said appeared to be the mother of the child , is then seen hitting the toddler in the face as she picks up the remains of the burger . Footage from the restaurant 's CCTV cameras show the woman throwing the boy from his seat . After he stood up , she then pushed him onto the ground a second time . She then violently pushed him over and kicks him several times as a sales assistant pretends to ignore what is happening and plays on his mobile phone . Horrified viewers have now reacted angrily after the footage was posted onto social media . Jie Cheng posted : 'This woman is despicable and so is the behaviour of the serving boy . He should have done something . ' Another user , Ling Chien , wrote : 'That poor defenceless child . And all because of a burger . She should be locked up . ' Yuan Yang said : 'What gives someone the right to treat a child like an animal ? And the employee should be just ashamed of himself . Shame on you . ' A spokesman for the restaurant said : 'We have spoken to the employee on duty at the time and he has been disciplined . ' Meanwhile , police say they are now searching for the woman . A police spokesman said : 'Thanks to members of the public who have come forward we have several leads we are pursuing . ' The horrific attack then continued when she began kicking at boy as he lay on the ground crying . Police are now investigating the incident after the woman 's actions were met with shock and condemnation , as well a criticism for the staff member ( pictured bottom left ) who stood by and did nothing .
CCTV footage has surfaced revealing the sickening beating of a toddler . The boy was found unconscious in his cot at home and taken to hospital where he died later that day.