Annoyed by a baby that would not stop crying, a senior citizen allegedly kicked him in the face during an Avianca flight to Barcelona then defended her action based upon on her age.
Report: Baby Kicked In Face On Avianca Flight To Barcelona By Elderly Woman Who Smugly Defended Her Action Onboard
According to multiple Spanish language reports, the following occurred:
- The incident took place on Avianca flight AV18 from Bogota (BOG) to Barcelona (BNC) on Saturday, February 5 operated by a Boeing 787-8
- A mother was traveling with her one-year-old son and the baby was quite restless onboard
- Another passenger suggested that the baby crawl around a bit
- Desparate for him to calm down, the mother agreed and let the child crawl down the aisle
- A few rows back, an “elderly” woman allegedly deliberately reached out her leg and kicked the baby in the face, breaking his lip
- This was witnessed by a flight attendant and another passenger
- The mother took the baby into the lavatory to clean him up, but did not take pictures of the baby’s condition
- A flight attendant confronted the elderly woman, who unrepentantly said she was desperate over the nonstop crying and “as an older person” did not have to put up with it
- The Spanish National Police Corps were called and met the flight in Barcelona
- On February 9th, the mother appeared in court to state her allegation against the older woman
- An Avianca flight attendant and other passenger who witnessed the event did not show up
- The elderly woman and her attorney denied the event ever happened
- As a result, the hearing was adjourned to May
- Avianca later said in a statement, below, that it would provide the flight attendant for the future hearing and fully cooperate with the investigation
CONCLUSION
An allegation has been made with at least two witnesses that an old woman kicked a baby onboard after she could no longer tolerate his crying. The defendant denies she did anything at all.
The whole incident makes my stomach sick. If this woman is guilty of deliberately kicking a one-year-old in the face, I hope she spends the rest of her life in jail.
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Pure selfishness on the end of the lady taking a 1 YO baby on a flight this long and disrupting others. The kid is no different than the loud drunk on a plane. Just another entitled person thinking they can do what they want. They should charge the mother with elderly abuse.
This is a flight that is over 10 hours, what did she expect? Maybe the kids diaper should be checked to see if he is a mule.
There is nothing more annoying than a poorly parented child being a disruption on a flight. I’ve found that passive aggressive mumbling seems to work quite well. Otherwise, my second move is to give the parent a stare of disapproval. That usually works.
A couple drops of tequila on the tongue-quiet baby.
So I’ve heard…..
I’ve heard good things about children’s Benadryl.
We tried Benadryl for Augustine on that ill-fated United flight from ZRH-SFO a few years ago…it didn’t work! Made him worse.
What an idiot you are. A 1yo baby is no different from a drunk adult? God, you’re stupid.
Sure, bad parenting on planes is annoying and disruptive, but there are also plenty of situations when baby is so restless, anxious, whatever, that no matter what the parent does, nothing works. Believe it or not, most parents in these situations actually do care.
Also, it’s public transportation. There’s no right to not be disturbed by a baby on a plane.
Kicking the child in the face is not a solution. If I had seen that, I would have snapped that old woman’s leg in half.
No matter what kind of stupid crap you think, it still doesn’t give anyone the right to kick another human in the face. Victim blaming people like you are the problem.
The ramblings of someone bitter that nobody wanted to have kids with them
LOL! I couldn’t have said it better. What a bitter, miserable person ‘Dave Edwards’ must be…. Just read ‘his’ comments. Every one of them encompasses the attitude of an entitled, miserable, lonely, bitter, SWM in America.
Let’s focus on the viewpoint, not the poster please.
I’m a big boy, I can handle it. But I understand what you are trying to do here trying to keep things civil. Good luck, not an easy task.
Yep pure selfishness when my job reassigned me from DC to Tel Aviv and I had to fly JFK-TLV with my six month old daughter. How inconsiderate of me to want a kid and also advance my career. Thankfully it was a late flight so she slept for most of it. But I’ve been on shorter flights since then (TLV-BUD, TLV-CDG, TLV-MXP) when literally nothing I did would calm her down. Such situations are incredibly stressful, in part because I don’t want to ruin the flight for others. But again, how inconsiderate of me to want to go on a family vacation. I’m sure that in your view the airlines are also inconsiderate for making you wear a mask, TSA is inconsiderate for inspecting your luggage, and your preferred airline is inconsiderate for not just giving you top tier status. Everyone is just so selfish Dave.
It amazes me that none of you geniuses can recognize obvious tongue in cheek sarcasm.
This isn’t sarcasm, this is trolling.
I have been on record saying anyone with more than two kids and who has ever accepted government aid should be castrated on public television. Don’t be the loser that pops out kids and can’t take care of them. Passing on genes, and basic primitive instincts are fine, but two kids are enough for that. After the handouts of 2020, frankly anyone with more than 2 kids should now be castrated, since the chance they were/are living on government aid is high
If you are a bleeding heart liberal you can stand in for someone to get castrated in their place. Say no to losers that can’t take care of their kids.
Dave, you are 100 percent correct. The mother is at fault here.
The statement in Spanish says the crew did indeed show up at the hearing and that they would do it again if so required.
According to other media reports, the crew did not show up because the flight attendant witness was on a flight back to Bogota.
Let’s face it, the old woman just did what we’ve all been tempted to do.
And she should rot in prison for not having the self-control we all have.
No way – give that woman a medal. The only thing she could have done better would be to kick the mother in the face too.
Is it possible that she suffers from a major mental illness? Perhaps dementia? This is not normal behavior. This is not evil, this is not the actions of a sane human being. A person does not kick a toddler in the face with his mother present on a commercial airplane for everyone to see, and then defend the actions. I could picture someone denying it and being evil, but defending these actions that everyone saw? My heart breaks for the poor woman, just as much as it breaks for the family of the toddler. This behavior is so outlandish, absurd, and outside the scope of humanity that I am left with no choice but to believe that she is suffering deeply and can’t be responsible for her actions. If I am right, I hope that she is not punished, and I hope the victims’ mother can forgive her. I also wish the victim and his family healing and peace during this extraordinarily difficult time.
At least she wasn’t wearing a Let’s go Brandon hat, then she would really be in trouble.
She wasn’t wearing that type of hat…underwear, maybe.
Come on Mathew, “spend the rest of her life in jail” is a bit harsh, lighten up!
She wouldn’t be alive if she kicked my child.
I’m with GT. The woman should be put in prison for Ag Assault but life seems awfully harsh.
As to the death threat, you have seemed to always been a true believer in the teachings of Jesus. That absolutely contradicts threatening to murder another human being because they committed a comparatively minor harm to your child. I’m not saying the impulse is wrong, but either we can control ourselves or we can’t. Isn’t the problem with the old woman that she couldn’t? Is forgiveness just a word we chat about on Sundays when we use it in the abstract at church or in the context of something for other people?
I’m not talking about punishing her for her transgressions – the law can take care of that. (hence my comment above)
But If I had caught her kicking my child in the face, I would have kicked her away as hard as I could in the defense of my child…and the intent would be to ensure she could not hurt my daughter again.
You’re free to judge that as you wish under human law and God’s law, but I’m limiting my action to the realm of self-defense.
“the intent would be to ensure she could not hurt my daughter again.”
By basically kicking her to death.
But only contemporaneously to her attack and to repel her attack. Christian is right that coming back later to seek any sort of revenge would put me in the same category as her (i.e. then I should rot in jail).
Wow so tough. I suppose on a good day you could take on an elderly woman. A full grown man I expect would have you quivering in your seat, retreating to your blog to complain about the big meanie head.
Or at least a good lawsuit.
But as Christian said, is that the er…Christian thing to do?
I believe the man who does not defend his children from imminent harm abrogates a primary biblical duty.
And where exactly in the Bible is that duty to be found?
Most people would say Exodus 22:2-3, but I prefer Luke 22:36…I’d say that’s a fair inference from J himself.
Obviously, what this woman did was indefensible and should be punished. However, the circumstances under which people fly with such a young child should be rare—-new adoption, death in the family, or family relocation.. Postpone vacations that require flying until the child is older.
My children happen to behave, but I don’t give myself credit for it. What about cases in which grandparents live overseas. Is that not fair game in your book?
I’m #TeamElderlyWoman, I HATE being seated next to children on long flights. Parents should leave them at home. There’s absolutely no excuse for paying passengers to be exposed to this bad parenting and have their travel ruined.
Not that simple, George. Sorry you’ve never been blessed with kids.
You’re sorry? I consider it a great blessing. I loathe children, but that’s beside the point. Children should not fly until they’re old enough to understand their bad behaviour inhibits and annoys other people in their midst. The airlines should restrict age limits on passengers, beginning with no one under three.
“The whole incident makes my stomach sick. If this woman is guilty of deliberately kicking a one-year-old in the face, I hope she spends the rest of her life in jail.”
A comment like this is what’s wrong with society today. Why is it that people who travel for fun or out of necessity need to be exposed to terrible parenting and have their vacation plans ruined? The parent should be severely punished. Personally, I would never kick a child in the face, but NO ONE wants to hear a screaming baby on a long flight. Leave that kid with relatives or a trusted sitter. It’s too young to enjoy the travel experience anyway.
Sad, just sad!
Anyone who has raised a child knows how frustrating it can be when an infant will not stop crying, but assault such as the above is never warranted! I hope the perp spends time for this! 🙁
I forwarded this article to several friends today and every single one of them replied with #TeamWoman or some variation. I don’t support violence against babies, but the parents should be severely reprimanded for letting their monster crawl around annoying other paying passengers. Children should not be allowed to fly unless there are very extenuating circumstances such as going to adoptive homes or for medical reasons. They are a nuisance, especially if you can’t change your seat assignments. Bad parenting is a blight on our culture. You folks who have screaming kids should get off the plane and let me travel in peace. I will never hesitate to complain to the flight attendant about a badly behaved child.
It’s truly pathetic that you cannot distinguish between good parenting and the sort of issues that uniquely impact babies onboard that may cause them to cry (e.g. pressure changes). I find it incredibly selfish to hold such a self-absorbed and ignorant viewpoint. We’re talking about a tiny baby, not a six-year-old without a disability.
Matthew, you’re missing the point. Parents should not travel with young babies. Adults are entitled to travel in peace. Some of us don’t want children or to even be exposed to them. What about our tight rights?
No, they are entitled to a seat in their ticketed cabin.
The “self-absorbed and ignorant viewpoint” is yours, pal. Passengers pay a lot of money to fly these days, and with confidence that their travel won’t be spoiled by a-hole parents who let their little monsters roam about the cabin and scream. Where the respect for passengers who aren’t traveling with screaming babies? I made a decision to not have kids and will never stop complaining about children on planes.
Yes, all those loud and obnoxious drunk losers who make far more noise than the average baby. Please kick them in the face and report back. At least those idiots (should) have some degree of self-control.
Who said anything about dunk passengers. Matthew, you’re a moron. Anyone who disturbs the peace of other passengers should be reprimanded. Idiot!
Reprimanded as in kicked in the face?
“If this woman is guilty of deliberately kicking a one-year-old in the face, I hope she spends the rest of her life in jail.”
Nah, summary execution is better.
I’m shocked there are so many people defending the parents of this child. I would never harm a baby, but the parents are at fault here. No one wants to be around a crying baby on a long flight and there’s no reason they should be. Children should be banned on flights along with smoking and MAGA hats.
No, moron. They should be fined or kicked off the plane. This is an effort to prevent awful children, like I presume yours are based on your responses here, from flying until they reach maturity. You are truly an idiot and need to be reported to every airline for being a moron.
Lol. My children are a delight. I just don’t like selfish, ignorant, fools who know nothing about children. Top of the morning to you!
Everyone who disagrees with this idiot Matthew and is tired of his bullying humans who choose not to travel with monstrous children should click on his accounts and report him. His hate speech needs to be silenced.
ROTFL!
You should come fly with us buddy. My children are lovely:
https://liveandletsfly.com/lufthansa-first-class-family-747-8-review/
They could both sit in your lap.
Pervert!! Don’t pimp your kids to my lap. I can’t be held responsible.
Damn George, I’m with you on the story but that hating on Matthew is wrong. He’s a good dude that allows us to express our opinions here without much moderation and should be congratulated for it, not called an idiot or worse. He runs a great site and isn’t filling every story with pitches for cards. Relax a little and don’t take it personally.
Do hire a private jet whingers. I’m an expat mum and travel with my, mind you sometimes rowdy toddler in first or if not an option, business class and don’t give a damn about people like you. As long as they hold a ticket, they are just as entitled to be on that aeroplane as you are. Safe travels!