Dad arrested for beating child during trip to ice cream shop (Davie, Florida)

So it only took a half hour for dad IMTIAZ SAMAD to assault a kid? Wow.

Sounds like this could be a custody/visitation situation, but the matter is not made very clear.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/fl-davie-child-abuse-arrest-20140307,0,19630.story

Davie man accused of aggravated child abuse

By Wayne K. Roustan, Sun Sentinel 10:53 p.m. EST, March 7, 2014

A hospital examination of a bruised child has resulted in the arrest of the child's father, Davie Police said.

Imtiaz Samad, 31, was charged Thursday with aggravated child abuse, jail records showed.

The child, whose name and age were not made public, was given to Samad by the child's mother around 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 for a trip to an ice cream store in Davie, according to court records.

When the child was returned to the mother about 30 minutes later, Samad said the child had tripped while leaving the ice cream shop and fell in a parking lot at 4900 S. University Drive, police said.

Samad told the mother the bruises on the child's arm, neck and head were minor. He told her not to take the child to the hospital because that would attract the attention of Child Protective Services, court records stated.

She took her child to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, where emergency room staff called 911. Dr. Alphonsamma Joseph and a nurse examined the child and determined the bruises were the result of abuse. The doctor also detected signs of previous injuries, the report said.

A Davie detective recorded a phone call between the mother and Samad on Jan. 29, during which Samad again claimed the child had been hurt falling off the curb. An arrest warrant was issued and Samad was picked up Thursday, police said.