A mother in Georgia said her 15-year-old son was attacked and beaten with a belt by a white man and the incident was caught on camera, 11 Alive reports.

Latika Sim of Carroll County says her son Maliyk was attacked by an adult male who’s been identified as 29-year-old Matthew Martel by the Villa Rica Police Department.

Home surveillance footage shows Martel running over to the children who were playing in the driveway. He then grabs Maliyk by his neck and shoves him, before going off-camera. 

“I was just panicked,” Latika said. “I was just, like, in 2021 I could not believe that a fully grown man would think that it was okay to come outside with a belt. When you see the video, he’s running full speed at my son and my son is caught off guard.”

Latika said that the neighbor came outside while her son was playing basketball with his cousins.

"When you see the video, he is running full speed at him and he's caught off guard," she said. 

As expected, Malyik was completely stunned by the altercation.

"And he grabbed me with his hands around my neck. He threw me up against a garage and I hit my head," Malyik said

During the incident, Malyik recalled that he didn't fight back because he didn't want to get in trouble.

Latika said that Malyik is more than able to take care of himself but tried to diffuse the situation by leaving the scene. As he attempted to walk away, Martel kept pursuing him.

"My son has played football, he has played every sport, he is fully capable of defending himself. But he knew he could not defend himself. So he walked away. He walked away and still this man is chasing him with a belt. So now I am in a full panic because my kids are unprotected," Lakita said. 

Martel claims he was upset because the kids were using profanity, the police report said.

After the incident, it was discovered that Martel was out on bond for a charge in another child cruelty case, Complex reports. On Monday, he was arrested again for cruelty to children, disorderly conduct, battery, and simple assault.

Latika says that there is no excuse for Martel’s actions and wished the adults would have called her first if there were any problems with her son's behavior

“I have worked in child care for 15 years,” she said. “I have had kids say crazy things to me, I have had them hit me, I have never once thought, let me take my belt off, and beat someone else's kid.”