Woman sentenced to 2 years imprisonment after she was filmed flogging and stomping her 5-year-old son's head repeatedly
Recently, a video went viral where a Nigerian woman based in Uganda, identified as Patience Uwimana was seen beating her child brutally. She has been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for brutalizing her 5 year old son .
In the viral video, Patience was seen flogging the child mercilessly and stomping on his head. At some point she went as far as lifting him from the ground and throwing him down again.
The 23 year old woman, who resides in Byuma Village, Kyazanga Town Council in Lwengo District, Uganda, has been convicted by Masaka Grade One Magistrate, Ms Christine Nantege for torturing her son on February 8, 2021.
The state prosecutor, Mr Natal Angwadya asked court for a deterrent sentence claiming that Patience is an ex-convict and had recently been released from Kisoro Prison for attempted murder.
“Your worship, the act done by this woman is unforgivable. There is a need for this honorable court to send a clear message to the community that torturing innocent children is felonious. I pray that she is given a deterrent and custodial sentence, your worship,” he pleaded.
When asked why she had brutalized her son, Patience said;
“Your worship, my neighbors used to attack me, saying that I gave birth to a thief because he would allegedly steal everything he came across. I ask for forgiveness because I over reacted out of anger basing on what my neighbors reported to me,”
The magistrate in his response said that; the state had failed to prove that Patience has ever committed any other offence and therefore, there was nothing to show that she has a criminal record. Assault has a maximum of Five years imprisonment in Uganda, but because Patience pleaded guilty, she was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
