Woman caught assaulting 6-month-old son in viral video charged
JNN is accused of wilfully subjecting the infant to cruel punishment by physically assaulting and abusing him at their home in Mathare Sub-County, Nairobi on July 13.
A 19-year-old woman who recorded herself allegedly assaulting her six-month-old son and shared the video with the child's father before posting it on social media has been charged with cruelty to a child.
The offence is contrary to Section 18 (1) as read with Section 20 of the Children’s Act, 2001.