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News18
2 days ago
- General
- News18
US Woman Slams Child's Head Into Window After ‘Miss Piggy' Comment On Flight
Last Updated: The 46-year-old from Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly got aggressive after a child made fun of her appearance. A US woman allegedly hit a child during a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Hagerstown, Maryland. The incident reportedly happened on Memorial Day, May 26, onboard an Allegiant Airlines flight. The woman, identified as 46-year-old Kristy Crampton from Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly became aggressive after a child made fun of her appearance. She now faces child abuse charges. The pilot of the flight contacted law enforcement to report a 'disturbance" on board. When the flight landed at Sanford Airport, police arrived to investigate. By that time, Crampton and the others in her group had already left the plane and were seen walking away from the gate. Police say the group had 'voluntarily" deplaned before officers arrived. According to a police report reviewed by People, Crampton was later detained by Sanford Airport Police and now faces child abuse charges. She appeared in court earlier this week in connection with the incident. Speaking with police, Crampton reportedly admitted to striking the child. She told officers that the boy had insulted her by calling her 'fat" and referring to her as 'Miss Piggy," a character from The Muppets. She described the child's behaviour as 'very rude" and 'disrespectful." She also said that she first tried to discipline the child by taking away their phone. This made the child angry. 'He pushed her arm off of the armrest twice before she responded by smacking him," the police said. Crampton also admitted to using physical force after the child allegedly continued to misbehave. Witnesses on board the flight told police that Crampton hit the child with her fist and a water bottle. One witness said, 'The woman was not correcting the child. She was abusing [them], whipping the s** out of the kid." According to the police report, Crampton also allegedly 'slammed" the child's head into the window during the assault. The child reportedly tried to protect himself by covering his head during the attack. Flight attendants said they did not witness the altercation directly. Authorities confirmed that drugs or alcohol were not involved in the incident. The exact age of the child has not been released. It is also unclear what Crampton's exact relationship is to the child although the report states they were travelling together as part of a group visiting Disney World. Crampton was released on May 27, on a $10,000 (approximately Rs 8.5 lakh) bond. As part of her release conditions, she was ordered not to reach out to the child for the time being.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Maryland woman slams boy's head into plane window, hits him with bottle for calling her ‘Miss Piggy'
A Maryland woman is facing domestic child abuse charges after allegedly slamming a boy's head into a plane window and hitting him with a water bottle, all because he mocked her weight and called her 'Miss Piggy.' Kristy Crampton, 46, was arrested after the Memorial Day flight from Orlando to Hagerstown, Maryland. According to an arrest report obtained by CBS News, the woman was returning from a trip to Disney World with the boy. Authorities have not disclosed the nature of their relationship. Crampton told police the boy had been disrespectful during an argument and called her 'fat' and 'Miss Piggy.' She said she confiscated his phone, prompting him to push her arm off the armrest and accuse her of taking up too much space. Enraged, she allegedly 'smacked him with her fist and then a water bottle… and 'slammed' his head into the airplane window,' the report said. Witnesses on the flight said it wasn't discipline, it was abuse. One passenger told police that the woman 'was not correcting the child, she was abusing him, whipping the s**t out of the kid.' Crampton was taken into custody at the airport and released on a $10,000 bond. She has now been charged with second-degree child abuse, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recorded 637 reports of unruly passenger behavior so far this year. While the number peaked in 2021 with nearly 6,000 incidents, the agency reported 1.6 incidents per 10,000 flights last week. In 2023, passengers were fined a total of $7.5 million for disruptive behavior. Over Memorial Day weekend, in a separate incident, a man experiencing a mental health crisis attempted to open the emergency exit on a Houston-bound flight, forcing the plane to divert to Seattle. Last year, another passenger erupted on a Southwest Airlines flight after a baby wouldn't stop crying, shouting, 'Shut that baby up,' shocking other passengers.
NDTV
7 days ago
- NDTV
US Woman Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Boy Who Called Her "Fat" On Flight From Disney World
A woman from Maryland, United States, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a boy on a flight from Florida after he reportedly insulted her appearance, according to police officials. The incident took place aboard a flight at Orlando Sanford International Airport on Memorial Day. The accused, 46-year-old Kristy Crampton from Hagerstown, allegedly hit the boy after he called her "fat" and "Miss Piggy", the police report said. Witnesses on the flight told Sanford Airport Police that Crampton struck the child and slammed his head against the plane window following a heated verbal exchange. One passenger described the incident as "abuse", claiming the woman "was not correcting the child, she was abusing him". Crampton, however, told authorities that the child had been disrespectful throughout their trip. When she took away his phone as a disciplinary measure, the boy allegedly pushed her arm off the armrest, prompting her to strike him, the report added. Police have not clarified the nature of the relationship between the two, according to Fox News. Crampton was arrested and booked into Seminole County Jail on child abuse charges. She was later released on a $10,000 bond.
Sky News AU
7 days ago
- Sky News AU
Passenger arrested for 'smacking' boy who called her 'fat', 'Miss Piggy' on flight home from Disney World Orlando
A female passenger has been charged with child abuse for attacking a child who had called her 'fat' and 'Miss Piggy' on a flight home from Disney World, according to airport police. Although the exact relationship between Kristy Crampton and the boy was not clear, they were part of a group returning home to Maryland from their Disney trip when she was arrested Monday at Sanford-Orlando International Airport, according to an airport police report obtained by WFTV. Crampton started swinging at the child just before takeoff when he told Krampton she was too fat to sit in her seat, witnesses told police. She punched him and then hit him with a water bottle — before slamming the child's head into the airplane window as he tried to block her blows, airport police said in their report. The pilot called police for help, and Crampton was taken into custody at the gate. Crampton told police the child was 'very rude' and 'disrespectful' during their Disney trip. After the child called her 'fat' on the plane, Crampton took his phone away — then started 'smacking' him when he twice shoved her arm off her armrest, she told cops. However, a witness told police that 'the woman was not correcting the child; she was abusing him.' Their relationship was not immediately clear, and the family declined to provide statements to police, WFTV said. Crampton was charged with felony child abuse. She appeared in Seminole County court Tuesday, where a judge granted her release on a $10,000 bond. She was ordered to have no contact with the child. Originally published as Passenger arrested for 'smacking' boy who called her 'fat', 'Miss Piggy' on flight home from Disney World Orlando
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman Accused of 'Smacking' Boy Who Called Her 'Fat' at Airport Faces Felony Child Abuse Charges
A woman was arrested and now faces felony child abuse charges after reportedly "smacking" a child on an airplane The child reported called Kristy Crampton "fat" and referred to her as "Miss Piggy" before she allegedly began to hit him "The woman was not correcting the child; she was abusing him,' a witness to the alleged crime said in the police reportKristy Crampton was arrested and charged with felony child abuse after reportedly "smacking" a child on a flight departing Sanford-Orlando International Airport in Sanford, Fla. According to the arrest report from the Sanford Airport Police, which was examined by WFTV, Sanford was detained by police after an alleged outburst that occurred on an Allegiant Airlines flight that was headed for Hagerstown, Md. on Monday, May 26. She reportedly struck out after the child called her "fat" and "Miss Piggy," the latter being a reference to the Muppets character of the same name. In the report, Crampton accused him of being "very rude" and "disrespectful" to her during their time together. She allegedly told police that she took away his phone but resorted to physical violence after he continued to misbehave. According to witnesses, she used her fist and a water bottle to strike the child. Crampton also allegedly "slammed" his head into the window. During the attack, he reportedly attempted to protect himself from her blows by covering his head. "The woman was not correcting the child; she was abusing him," a witness told police. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. On Tuesday, May 27, Crampton was released on a $10,000 bond after a hearing in front of a Seminole County judge. She was reportedly ordered not to reach out to the child for the time being. Per WFTV, the child's family did not provide police with a statement at the time of the arrest. It is not immediately clear how old the boy was or the specifics of his relationship with Crampton. However, the outlet reported that they were part of the same group that was in Florida to visit Disney World. PEOPLE reached out to the Sanford Airport Police and Sanford-Orlando International Airport for additional comment, but they did not immediately respond. If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Read the original article on People
