-- A nanny for a California family is facing several counts of child abuse after she was captured on video repeatedly striking and "violently shaking" a young baby over several weeks, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Iara Dossantos Bomfim, 29, fled to Brazil in July after the baby's mother discovered the alleged abuse recorded on the family's nanny cam, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

"On July 11, 2026, the baby's mother checked her nanny cam footage after she heard her three-month-old son scream and went into the nursery to see if he was ok. Bomfim assured her everything was fine, but when the baby's mother reviewed the nanny cam footage she saw Bomfim sitting on a yoga ball and violently bouncing the baby as his head and neck bounced back and forth and side to side. Bomfim is then seen punching the baby in the back of the head with a closed fist," the D.A.'s office said in a press release.