Mother Gets Capital Punishment for Abusing Her Daughters
Child abused of any form is punishable by law. The law was enforced or put in place to protect children from child abuse.
A woman of middle age has been arrested and accused of abusing her own biological daughter over a small offense. The woman was arrested and she is in police custody at athi river police station.
The mother of two found her daughters eating sugar. The incident occured at the Kilili shopping center in Kinanie, Mawoko district, Machakos district.
The woman reportedly came home from the shopping center and it is said that she found that the girls came from school and found that her daughters aged six and eight, had eaten sugar.
According to area chief, Josphat Isinga, the angry mother decided to burn the hands of her daughters leaving them with severe injuries so that they can take them seriously.
The girls were in serious pain and their screaming attracted the neighbors, who reported the matter to the village elders. The woman works in a wholesale store at the mall.
The girls were rescued from their mother’s cruelty and rushed to Athi River Level Three Hospital for medication. They were later transferred to a district rescue center.
The authorities have urged parents not to be angry if faced with such problems. Also parents have been warned that child abuse would be punished by law.