Crime & Safety

WATCH: South Jersey Woman Who Beat Co-Worker in Front of Son Caught On Video

Latia Harris faces charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats.

The woman accused of beating her co-worker in front of her toddler near a McDonald’s restaurant in Salem County made her first appearance in court on Monday.

Latia Harris was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, NBC 10 reports.

Harris allegedly assaulted her co-worker, Catherine Ferreira, while Ferreira was on her way home with her 2-year-old son in June.

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A group of onlookers were witness to the assault, and one person shot video of the incident, but none intervened until the toddler attempted to break up the fight.

Ferreira, 27, said the attack was the result of gossip, according to the report.

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