Uganda maid guilty of assaulting toddler

A maid in Uganda secretly filmed beating a baby has been found guilty of assault. Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, (pictured) told the court she had been driven to attack the 18-month-old because the child’s mother had beaten her, something the mother denied. A video of the assault caused outrage when it was posted online. Earlier charges of torture were dropped after prosecutors said they could not be easily proven. She will be sentenced on Monday. The abuse came to light when the child’s father, Eric Kamanzi, installed a camera in his home after noticing his daughter was bruised and limping. The graphic footage, taken from a camera hidden in the corner of the living room, shows Tumuhirwe hitting the child when she resists feeding and then throwing her to the floor, beating her with a torch before stepping on her and mercilessly kicking her.

-Agencies