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Jolly
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A Ugandan maid has been
sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a toddler, in a case which
sparked national outrage after a video was released.
BBC reports Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, was
filmed beating, kicking and stamping on the 18-month-old child.
On Friday, she said the
attack was revenge after she was beaten by the child's mother.
The mother denied beating
her. Earlier charges of torture were dropped.
The whole incidence unravelled
when a video apparently showing the maid physically abusing a young child was
posted online. In four short days, it was viewed more than 21 million times on
Facebook.
The graphic footage, taken
from a camera hidden in the corner of the living room, showed Jolly Tumuhirwe,
22, hitting the 18-month-old girl when she resists feeding and then throwing
her to the floor, beating her with a torch, before stepping on her and kicking
her.
The child's father Eric
Kamanzi said he installed the camera after he noticed bruises on his daughter
and that she was limping. After capturing the violence on film, the police say
he reported the incident to the police on 13 November.
The
disturbing video has since been widely shared on the internet, provoking horror
and upset from Uganda to California.
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