BREAKING: Woman who assaulted child in a horrific viral video arrested
A woman who was seen brutally assaulting a young boy in a horrific video that went viral this week has been arrested. The police at Kira Road Police have arrested the woman identified as Deborah Apolot, a resident of Kisaasi, Kanisa zone in Kampala.
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In the viral video, Apolot was seen hitting the terrified child with her bare hands on top of lifting him and thumping him onto a metallic door bearing glass panes. The video was hard to watch for most people that encountered it, stopping it a few seconds into it because of the utter brutality. Thanks to thewidespreadd availability of video cameras due to the proliferation of smartphones, this woman will face justice.
Interestingly, Apolot was allegedly assaulting her own 10-year-old son Mark Omiat for disappearing from home with shs 5000.
Luke Owoyesigyire Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson said in a statement that the suspect's excuse for the brutality against her own blood and bone is that on Monday morning, she gave Shs5,000 to the victim to buy groceries at the shop but the boy, for some reason, didn't return. She mounted a search for him and after finally finding him, she brought him back home and assaulted him.
“She has admitted to beating her son as a punishment for misbehaviour. The incident was captured on camera by the neighbours, who later informed the police. The victim sustained serious injuries and he is receiving treatment,” said Owoyesigyire
The police says that Apolot will be charged with child torture.
The Law
Brutally punishing a minor is contrary to Section 3 and 4 of the Prevention and Prohibition of Torture Act 2012.
In March 2021, a 23-year-old mother who was also filmed brutalizing her five-year-old son was sentenced to two years in prison. Patience Uwimana, a resident of Byuma village, Kyazanga town council in Lwengo district was convicted by Masaka Grade One Magistrate for torturing her son on February 8, 2021.
At least 1,500 children are abused or tortured annually according to Uganda Police Force statistics. However, the convictions of the abusers of children in court are as low as 45 per 1500 cases.
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