Yeah right - the creep is lying. He beat the child because he’s a mean SOB... nothing more. The mother should be thrown in jail with the creep - for being vile enough to leave a child with “it”.
Creeps like that who get their asses kicked by other creeps have to take it out on someone they CAN beat. And I agree with you about the mother. She hasn’t got any better sense than to leave her child with someone like this? Lock her up too.