SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. — A mother is speaking out after her 5-year-old daughter was attacked at a Sunny Isles Beach park earlier this month -- and it was all caught on camera.

The video shows a woman in blue sitting in a park before police say she violently pushed down the young child.

“She hit my child with such a force and with anger and hatred in her eyes,” the mother said after being shown the footage.

The attack happened June 8 at 172nd and Collins in Sunny Isles Beach. The little girl was being watched by her grandmother at the time.

“My five-year-old, she fell to the ground, she rolled on the floor, and she had severe bruises all over her body after the fall,” the mother said.

She described the moment in disbelief, saying the suspect was simply sitting near her child gathering toys before the assault.

The aftermath has taken an emotional toll on the child.

“She’s asking me about that lady, why she was so evil, what I did wrong, and it’s like every time. I have that emotional conversation with my child since then,” the mother said.

Sunny Isles Beach police launched an investigation after a witness told them the child was violently thrown to the ground. Officers caught up with the suspect, Natalia Hordiienko, on Saturday and arrested her on a charge of child abuse without great bodily harm.

It remains unclear what prompted the attack. The mother is speaking out because she doesn’t want this to happen to any other child, and she says she’s grateful to police for conducting a thorough investigation and making an arrest.

“She deserves the absolute maximum penalty possible allowed by law,” the mother said.

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