Ugandan maid secretly filmed throwing a child across a room and stomping on her pleads guilty to torture
1-Nanny Jolly Tumuhirwe now faces up to 15 years in prison for the crime
2-The 22-year-old was caught by security cameras in the little girl's home
3-Child's father Erick Kamanzi beat Tumuhirwe 'to a pulp' when he saw them
4-He broke down in court when the nanny said was sorry for what she did
Nanny Jolly Tumuhirwe torture a baby – what happen after that… Baby Still Alive….
A Ugandan nanny who was caught on video kicking and stomping on a 18-month-old when the little girl was sick while eating dinner has pleaded guilty to torture.
Jolly Tumuhirwe now faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of roughly $400 (£260), after being charged with the torture of a child in her care.
The 22-year-old nanny was caught attacking Aneela Kamanzi when the child's father Eric Kamanzi, noticed that his daughter was bruised and limping.
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The assault happened after the child, seen being shoved off the couch in her family home in Uganda, was sick while being fed a meal by her nanny Jolly Tumuhirwe
Instead of confronting the nanny, Mr Kamanzi viewed the security cameras that he had installed in the family home in Nakawa after becoming concerned about his daughter's safety.
The father watched in horror as the footage showed Tumuhirwe dragging the child onto the floor before beating her with a torch, and then kicking and standing on the toddler.
The attack began after the little girl vomited while the nanny was feeding her a meal.
According to the BBC, Mr Kamanzi broke down when the nanny told the court that she was sorry for what she had done and begged for forgiveness.
The reporter said Tumuhirwe was not represented by a lawyer in court, despite the fact that one of Uganda's leading advocates offered his services. The magistrate denied the request saying the lawyer had not formally notified the court.
Mr Kamanzi is reported to have beaten Tumuhirwe, who had been working for the family for three months at the time, 'to a pulp' after watching the video.
The nanny later reported the assault to police and Mr Kamanzi was arrested after admitting he had attacked her.
But after showing police the security tapes of the assault on Aneela, the charges against the father, who works for an NGO in Kampala, were dropped.
The distressing video of the child being beaten caused outrage when it was posted online in Uganda, and has since been shared thousands of times on social media.
Police had issued a statement saying the charge of torture would be amended to attempted murder, but the directorate of public prosecutions was quoted in local media stating that the charge remained torture under the Anti-Torture Act.
The prosecution asked the court for an adjournment of two days so that she could gather more facts on the case.
The case will return to court on Wednesday when it is expected that the magistrate will make his final ruling and sentence Tumuhirwe.
Erick Kamanzi, left, was arrested for assaulting the nanny after discovering security footage of her attacking his daughter Aneela, right, but police later dropped the charges against him after he showed them the tape
Aneela With her Father and Mother
Nanny Jolly Tumuhirwe Picture in court
Baby tortured by maid in Uganda still alive
The two year-old is seen terribly tortured by a maid we have ably identified as Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, a born of Rukungiri District. We have also identified the toddler’s father as Erick Kamanzi, a loaded staff at a reputable NGO in Kampala who released the video yesterday mid-morning.
The video captured by interior security cameras early last week at Kamanzi’s home of Naalya, reveals a breath-taking story where Tumuhiirwe is trying to feed the baby. The baby, whom we have established was sick at the time, exhibits difficulty in coping with the rough and speedy rate at which Tumuhirwe fed her.
Tumuhiirwe then turns to the porridge and started eating it. But the tot could not contain the stuffed food down her throat. She threw up dreadfully. This invited Tumuhirwe’s wrath. She landed a hot slap on the kid before throwing her off the sofa, her face kissing the floor. She remained there for a few seconds before Tumuhiirwe followed.
Using a rechargeable torch, she clobbered her severely. Not done, she started kicking her and stepping on her back in turns. She finally gave her the last kick which sent her silent and unable to move. Tumuhirwe then picked the baby like by one hand and vanished in the next room.
Father Arrested
According to family sources, Kamanzi last week came home and found some bruises on the baby’s hind. He did not ask what happened but he hastily went to review the cameras which, he had taken long to monitor. This was last Saturday November 15th 2014.
What he saw is what we have relayed above and uploaded on the video herein. Raged to the marrow, Kamanzi bounced on Tumuhirwe and clobbered her to pulp. Done with it, he turned to tend to the baby as Tumuhirwe ran to police where, she reported an assault case against her Master Kamanzi.
The Kiwatule police swung into action, raided Kamanzi’s home and arrested him. He promptly confessed to the charge before he was dragged to cells. After cooling down, Kamanzi asked the Cops to look at what made him clobber the maid. A mere look at the video changed the cops’ stance and released Kamanzi. Â
Speaking to the investigator today, police chief spokesman CP Fred Enanga confirmed that Tumuhirwe’s case had been taken over by the events. Reading the file number as CRB 1346/14 of Kiira Road, Enanga said Tumuhirwe was yesterday charged under Anti-torture Act at Nakawa Court.
But Enanga hastily adds that police are contemplating on revising the charge and upgrade it to attempted murder. He said the Tumuhirwe will re-appear in Court on December 8th 2014. Efforts to get hints on the baby’s mother were futile as family sources maintained silence on the question.
We have however established that Kamanzi is married to a beautiful Rwandese babe Angella whose reasons to stay away from her baby yet she does not work, remains suspect. But this is another story for another day. It is said Tumuhirwe was at the home for only three months. The Investigator (Uganda)
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