A US mother who took over her daughter's Facebook account and live streamed a video of herself beating the teen is being investigated by child welfare authorities.

Footage from the incident in Savannah, Georgia, shows the mother striking her daughter with a piece of wood - prompting the teen to retreat back to a laundry room to get away.

The woman is then heard directing the person behind the camera to follow her into the laundry room, where she continues to beat the teenager with her hands.


The mother then berates her for supposedly posting provocative pictures online.

She shouts: "You want to hide this boy in my f***ing house."

The girl replies: "Please, he wasn't in your house".

The woman is then seen taking back the camera before turning it on her daughter and accusing the teen of making her look like a bad mother.

After the live stream ended a post appeared on the girl's Facebook account, which appeared to be written by her mother.

It read: "I love my daughter with all my heart…my daughter is not going to disrespect me or herself."

Footage of the attack has been viewed more than 19,000 times on Facebook.

Savannah Police say the daughter told them she feels safe at home, the Associated Press news agency reports.

It added that it is not known if the mother will be charged, but the case has been referred to Georgia's child welfare department.