The eyewitnesses from the Citizen article that reported in favour of the man who assaulted the child WERE HIS FRIENDS, SITTING AT HIS TABLE. You can see both of them in the footage, walking around behind him, trying to calm him. His girlfriend (who he has previously assaulted) also came forward as a witness for him. 

There were  eyewitnesses whose stories were on facebook - the woman who filmed the clip, for example - who corroborated the mothers story. 

Eyewitnesses will come with their own bias so relying on the footage, the mothers story seems to be the one that closely resembles the footage. 

But you guys are perfectly happy that he yanked a tiny little girl up by the arm. That was when she really started swearing. He's lucky, I would have sworn more and probably tried to stick a spur steak knife in him.