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A father has been arrested after footage was shared on social media showing him slapping his baby daughter around the face because she couldn't stand on her own.
The vile clip also shows him dangling the tot by her arms and holding her by her ears before dropping her to the ground in a cruel attempt to make her stand up unaided, despite her young age.
The man has been identified as Yousif Alqutai, in his 40s, who has since pleaded for forgiveness and insisted the video was filmed four years ago.
He added: “As you can all see now she is perfectly fine. I tried to teach her to walk and now look by the grace of God she walks by herself.”
But he has been condemned after the footage resurfaced on social media at the weekend, with police arresting him.
The Saudi Arabia resident's family has also since disowned him, according to local media.