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Uganda maid Jolly Tumuhiirwe 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 Tumuhiirwe, 22, 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. | 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. |
Tumuhiirwe 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 Tumuhiirwe 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. | 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, Tumuhiirwe 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. |