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Woman caught assaulting 6-month-old son in viral video charged

Makadara Law Courts

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.

Photo credit: Joseph Ndunda | Nation Media Group

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.