My husband had no idea there was a hidden camera in the living room. When I checked the footage, I was devastated by what I saw him doing to our son while I was away.

I adored both my husband and my little boy. We seemed like the perfect family, and I never imagined something like this could ever occur to me.

But gradually, I started to spot unsettling changes in my husband. He became irritable, distant, and would often come home with a foul odor clinging to him. Strangely, every time he tried to hold or kiss our son, the child would burst into tears and push him away.

At first, I told myself it must be because of his strong body odor or his prickly stubble. Still, the worry kept growing, especially after my son whispered one heartbreaking sentence:

–  “Daddy is bad. I don’t like him.”

One day, I had to visit my mother in the hospital, so I left my son with his father, though the boy clung to me, sobbing and begging not to stay. That evening, when I replayed the surveillance footage, my bl00d ran cold.

At first, the recording showed my husband slouched on the couch, scrolling through his phone, completely neglecting our son, who was trying desperately to draw his attention by showing him toys. My husband brushed him off impatiently, waving him away.

But when the child began crying louder, things took a terrifying turn. My husband suddenly sprang up, grabbed the boy’s tiny hands, and my son recoiled in fear. Instead of comforting him, he shook him by the shoulders and yelled right into his face.

I sat frozen, my heart breaking, unable to believe what I was seeing. Yet in that moment, I knew I couldn’t keep living with someone capable of treating our child like that.

The very next morning, I packed up and left with my son. The video was handed to the authorities, and soon after, my husband was arrested.