Milwaukee man allegedly threw 1-year-old girl off balcony after ‘tug of war’ with her mother

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (TCN) — A 31-year-old man is in custody for allegedly battering a 25-year-old woman, threatening to kill her, and throwing her 1-year-old daughter off a balcony.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, on March 13, Milwaukee Police Department officers went to Froedtert Hospital regarding a child abuse claim and spoke with a 25-year-old woman who claimed Jaimann Eiland hurt her and her daughter. The woman reportedly told police that she got home at around 5 p.m. and heard her daughter cry. She asked Eiland what happened, and he allegedly claimed the girl ran into him. The woman and Eiland argued because she didn’t believe him, at which point Eiland allegedly picked up the 1-year-old and began shaking her.

Eiland allegedly put the girl down, then pushed the child’s mother. The mother sprayed Mace at Eiland before trying to call for help. Eiland, however, allegedly took her phone away and told her, “You gone die today.”

The mother brought her daughter out to a second-story balcony, but Eiland reportedly followed and grabbed the 1-year-old by the neck. Eiland and the woman reportedly started fighting over the child and pulled her back and forth as Eiland held her in the air. WITI-TV reports Eiland allegedly “intentionally threw” the child off the balcony before beating the woman for about a minute.

Eiland is married to the woman’s mother.

Eiland reportedly went to a local police precinct for an interview and described his fight with the mother as a “tug of war” over the child and that she fell over the balcony.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the child was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for abrasions to her forehead and cheek, as well as other bruising on her body. She did not sustain any skeletal or cranial fractures. The drop from the balcony to the street was nearly 16 feet. The girl’s mother has a sprained finger and required stitches on her forehead.

Court records show Eiland is charged with substantial battery — intending bodily harm, domestic abuse — infliction of physical pain or injury, and child abuse — high probability/great harm. His bond was set at $15,000. If he bonds out, Eiland must wear a GPS monitor and cannot have any contact with the victims.

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