Shocking video of Caribbean mother brutally whipping her daughter, 12, with a belt for posing semi-nude on Facebook goes viral
Facebook video shows Helen Bartlett, a single mother of four from Trinidad and Tobago, disciplining her daughter with a belt for six minutes
Bartlett's daughter and her older sister later posted counter video defending mother's actions
Ms Bartlett explained in an interview that her daughter has been acting out since pre-school because her father had left
Woman saw photos of the girl in underwear on Facebook and read sexually charged text messages exchange between the 12-year-old and a boy 
Public shaming: Helen Bartlett (right), a mother of four from Trinidad and Tobago, shared a video online showing her beating her 12-year-old daughter for inappropriate behavior


Unsettling: The six-minute clip shows the mother whipping the girl with a belt as she whimpers in pain
Discipline or abuse: The clip has gone viral on social media and sparked a public debate about corporal punishment
No alternative: Ms Bartlett later explained that her daughter has been acting acting since pre-school, and that she has exhausted all avenues trying to set her on the right path

Defiant: The single mother said she is prepared to go to jail for meting out corporal punishment to her wayward daughter

On mom's side: The 12-year-old came out in defense of her mother, saying in a counter video that she knows Bartlett loves he dearly

Extreme measures: The mother stated that she decided to teach her daughter a lesson so that one day she wouldn't come home pregnant or end up dead
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