A Tennessee man faces charges after biting and physically harming his infant son at a Memphis chicken wing restaurant while patrons watched in horror. Police say the father bit the child on the cheek with enough force that witnesses observed "the baby's skin on his lips." The same incident involved the man squeezing the infant until the child's skin turned blue, according to law enforcement accounts. Restaurant patrons reported the assault to authorities. The man is currently in custody. The case highlights a severe instance of child abuse occurring in a public space, with multiple witnesses present during the alleged attack. Charges related to child abuse remain pending.
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'The baby's skin is on his lips!': Dad started biting infant son on the cheek at chicken wing restaurant, squeezed him until he turned blue as patrons looked on in horror, cops say
