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| Uganda maid Jolly Tumuhirwe guilty of assaulting toddler | Uganda maid Jolly Tumuhirwe guilty of assaulting toddler |
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| A maid in Uganda who was secretly filmed beating a little girl has been found guilty of assaulting the toddler. | A maid in Uganda who was secretly filmed beating a little girl has been found guilty of assaulting the toddler. |
| Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, previously told the court she had been driven to attack the 18-month-old because the child's mother had beaten her - something the mother denies. | Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, previously told the court she had been driven to attack the 18-month-old because the child's mother had beaten her - something the mother denies. |
| A video of the assault caused outrage when it was posted online. | 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. | Earlier charges of torture were dropped after prosecutors said they could not be easily proven. |
| Tumuhirwe now faces up five years in jail for committing assault occasioning actual bodily harm. | Tumuhirwe now faces up five years in jail for committing assault occasioning actual bodily harm. |
| She is due to be sentenced on Monday. | She is due to be sentenced on Monday. |
| Hidden camera | Hidden camera |
| 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 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 kicking her. | 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 kicking her. |
| The footage of the abuse has been seen or shared thousands of times on social media. | The footage of the abuse has been seen or shared thousands of times on social media. |
| Leaving the court on Friday, the child's mother, Angella Mbabazi, told the BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga in Kampala that she had not beaten the maid. | |
| She said would not have been able to leave her daughter in her care if that was true. | She said would not have been able to leave her daughter in her care if that was true. |
| On Monday, Tumuhirwe asked the court, the parents and Ugandans to forgive her. | On Monday, Tumuhirwe asked the court, the parents and Ugandans to forgive her. |
| Mr Kamanzi broke down in tears when the maid offered her apology. | Mr Kamanzi broke down in tears when the maid offered her apology. |