Ugandan maid sentenced to 4 years in jail for torturing toddler

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A house maid caught on camera torturing an 18-month-old toddler has been sentenced to 4 years in jail by Kampala court after pleading guilty.

Jolly Tumuhiirwe, 22, was captured in a secret recording that went viral battering a toddler under her care.

According to Uganda’s New Vision newspaper Tumuhiirwe had on Monday apologized to the parents of the child and to the general public, saying she did not know what came over her to commit such an inhumane act.

She also pleaded guilty to torture charges.

Thought a section of observers had thought that the maid was mentally disturbed to have tormented such a helpless child in a manner likely to kill her, a psychiatric assessment established that Tumuhiirwe is of sane mind.

The tortured baby was also taken through medical tests after the ordeal and found to be okay.