In Florida, 60-year-old Robert Marcu faces charges of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm and battery by strangulation after a Memorial Day incident at Gwen Margolis Park in Sunny Isles Beach. A cellphone video captured Marcu allegedly choking and shaking a 10-year-old boy, causing visible distress. The altercation occurred when Marcu intervened in a water gun fight between the victim and another child, purportedly Marcu’s son. Police emphasized the disparity in size and strength between Marcu and the helpless child. Marcu admitted his actions were intended to teach a lesson. He appeared in court, with a bond set at $5,000, and is ordered to stay away from the victim.
