MONTREAL, March 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian immigrant woman is charged with biting a policewoman after allegedly refusing to stop breastfeeding her baby during a Montreal traffic stop.
The incident happened Friday morning when police pulled over Rainford Jackson, as it appeared the tinting on the car's windows was too dark under Quebec law. His wife, Lafleur Sprin was breastfeeding their child, and a 5-year-old daughter was in the back seat, The Gazette newspaper reported.
Police claim Spring refused to get out of the car, and that's when they pulled her from the vehicle.
Spring alleges she was told to shut up and she refused, and was then slapped.
"Then she tried to pull me out," Spring said. "She slapped me in the face, so I bit her ... I know I'm from the Caribbean but I never thought I would be arrested for breastfeeding my kid."
The family of four was left in a police cruiser for five hours before being told they could go home, the report said.
As well as the assault charge, each parent face charges for obstructing justice and must appear in court May 22, the report said.
