Summary:
A woman has been arrested on child abuse charges after allegedly choking her six-year-old granddaughter.

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The stress of holiday shopping can bring the worst out of some people. Diana Hendren, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been arrested for allegedly choking her granddaughter while shopping at JC Penney. The alleged incident took place last Sunday. Grandma jailed: Diana Hendren, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was arrested on child abuse charges after allegedly choking her granddaughter . An employee at the store came upon Ms Hendren trying to throttle her granddaughter and called 911, according to reporting by the station KOAT.. The staffer reportedly intervened after hearing the child scream, 'don't choke me.' When confronted by police, the 49-year-old Diana Hendren said she became angry at the child for dropping her money on the floor. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital for a check-up. Meanwhile, her grandmother was hauled off to the county jail on child abuse charges. Stressed out: The woman and child were shopping at this shopping at JC Penney when the girl dropped Hendren's cash on the floor, causing her to snap . This was not the first time that the 49-year-old Albuquerque resident has landed in trouble with the law. In September 2012, Hendren was picked up for shoplifting. Seven years earlier, the woman was taken into custody on a failure to appear warrant.