A tr@gic incident unfolded in Mutare last week involving a mother and her young child.
The woman, while at her employer’s home, laid her 11-month-old baby on the floor and then cru3lly @ss@ulted her with a stick, demanding that the baby crawl.
In a disturbing turn of events, she recorded the @ss@ult and sent the video to the baby’s father.
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The video eventually went viral on social media, prompting outr@ge and leading to police intervention.
When brought to court, the woman pleaded gu!lty but claimed to suffer from a m3ntal disorder.
The court decided to keep her in custody until October 30, 2024, while she undergoes an assessment by two doctors under the M3ntal Health Act.
She now faces serious charges for v!olating the Children’s Protection and Adoption Act, leaving the community deeply saddened by the event and its impact on the innocent child.
