Woman accused of holding 3-year-old over balcony ledge as punishment
A San Antonio mother was arrested Wednesday for allegedly punishing her child by holding him over their third story balcony, an arrest affidavit said.
Desirae Marie Korus, 25, was charged with endangerment of a child.
On Tuesday, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, who was conducting surveillance for an operation near the 9300 block of Somerset Road, turned his attention to the Costa Mirada Apartments after hearing a woman shouting and a child crying.
As the agent watched, Korus was scolding a 3-year-old child as she dragged him onto the balcony of their third story apartment. Korus then picked up the child and held him over the ledge of the balcony, the affidavit said.
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As Korus held the boy, she yelled “are you going to touch that again?,” according to the affidavit. The child was “nearly unintelligible through their sobs,” as he screamed “don’t drop me, no, no I won’t do it again,” the affidavit continued.
The agent said Korus held the child over the balcony for several more minutes before he was allowed to return back into the apartment. He called the San Antonio Police Department, who then attempted to make contact with Korus at the apartment, but she didn’t answer the door.
The next day, officers identified Korus through her listed address, and the DEA agent identified a photo of her as the woman on the balcony, the affidavit said.
Korus was arrested, and her bail was set at $20,000.
Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | [email protected] | @TaylorPettaway
