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A father has been arrested after smashing his son in the face with a mug for not paying attention to the President's State of the Union speech last month, authorities said.

Mohamed Shohan, 49, was charged with third-degree assault yesterday along with disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a child.

When the boy wouldn't pay attention to Obama's speech, Shohan, of Stamford, Connecticut, allegedly grabbed his son's cup and hit him across the nose with it.
Impact: Shohan is accused of hitting his son with a mug for not paying attention to Obama's State of the Union address when they watched it on TV last month

Impact: Shohan is accused of hitting his son with a mug for not paying attention to Obama's State of the Union address when they watched it on TV last month

He was released after posting $5,000 bond and will be arraigned on charges today.

Sgt Joseph Kennedy told the Stamford Advocate that police were informed of the attack on the 11-year-old when the child attended hospital in Stamford for facial injuries on January 27.

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During an interview, the child told police he and his father were watching a recording of the speech when the man lashed out.

Shohan could not explain to police how his son had come to have bruises to his face.

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