US EditionMaryland Woman Arrested After Attacking Child on Plane Who Called Her ‘Fat,’ Police Say
- Kristy Lee Crampton, a 46-year-old Maryland woman, was arrested on Memorial Day at Orlando Sanford Airport for hitting a child aboard Allegiant Flight 2885.
- The incident arose after a child insulted Crampton by referring to her as "fat" and "Miss Piggy," and remarked that she was too large to fit into her seat.
- Witnesses reported that Crampton struck the child multiple times with her fists, hit him using a water bottle, and forced his head against the window of the aircraft before she was taken into custody near the gate.
- Crampton was charged with felony child abuse, released on a $10,000 bond by a Seminole County judge, and prohibited from contacting the child; the FBI was also informed about the case.
- The case raises issues about the use of excessive force during flights, with a witness remarking that instead of disciplining the child appropriately, the woman was mistreating him.
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A Maryland woman is facing felony child abuse charges for attacking a child who called her “fat” and referred to her as the Muppets character “Miss Piggy” on a plane. Kristy Crampton was charged on Memorial Day following a vacation she took with her family to Disney World in Orlando, according to an arrest report cited by WFTV. That day, she boarded a flight at Orlando-Sanford International Airport bound for Hagerstown, Maryland. But just before…
Maryland woman hits boy after 'fat' and 'Miss Piggy' insults on flight from Disney World: police
A Maryland woman has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly striking a boy aboard a plane at Orlando Sanford Airport, authorities said. Kristy Crampton, 46, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly hit the child after he called her "fat" and "Miss Piggy" on a flight home from Disney World on Memorial Day, according to a Sanford Airport Police report.
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