According to helpsathomes, the Ugandan nanny who was captured on video assaulting a toddler by flinging her on the floor, stepping on her and beating her has been arrested by the police in Uganda and will be due in court on December 8.
In the video, which went viral on Facebook, Jolly Tumuhirwe, a 22-year-old housemaid in Naalya in Kiwatule suburb Uganda is hitting the 18-month-old girl when she resists feeding and then throws her to the floor, beating her with a torch, before stepping on her and kicking her. When the child starts vomiting, the video shows the maid throwing her heartlessly on the floor of the living room.Â
According to the police spokesperson Fred Enanga, the case was reported by the girl’s father Eric Kamanzi on November 13 at Kiwatule Police Post after he had viewed the footage of CCTV camera installed in the house. According to BBC, The child’s father said he installed the camera after he noticed bruises on his daughter and that she was limping. After capturing the violence on film, the police say he reported the incident to the police on 13 November.
Mr Enanga said Ms Tumuhirwe was charged under Section 3 of the Anti-Torture Act. The section stipulates several offences including “systematic beating, all of which attract a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail on conviction. However, Enanga said the police had sought advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions to amend the charge to attempted murder which attracts up to a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on conviction.Ms Tumuhirwe will re-appear in court on December 8.
In a statement confirming that the maid has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, the police advise that people should “[take] great care while selecting domestic helpers.” They recommend that families do background checks with friends, neighbours, local police, council and previous employers before taking on such an employee.
Source: helpsathomes, BBC
