Joburg Woman Arrested After Viral Video of Vicious Abusing of Toddler Sparks Outrage, SAPS Takes Child Away

• A Johannesburg woman has been arrested for the brutal abuse of her young son
• The woman went viral after a video was posted on social media, causing an uproar across South Africa
• The Department of Social Development said the child is in a safe environment but is still traumatised by the incident

JOHANNESBURG - An abusive mother has been arrested after a viral video of her brutally assaulting her young child caused widespread outrage on social media.

Police officers arrested the woman on Saturday after the toddler's father opened a case at the Norwood Police Station. The child was also taken away from the woman And handed over to the Department of Social Development to be placed in a safe children's home.

Joburg woman abuses toddler to spite father

According to two social media, the lady filmed herself kicking her child to get back at the father, who had allegedly broken up with her, IOL reported.

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The video may distressing to readers, but it can be watched here.

The woman, whose name has been withheld to protect the child's identity, appeared before the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Monday, 7 August, on a charge of assault with the intention of grievous bodily harm.

Social Development Department gives update on child's condition

MEC for Social Development Mbali Hlope gave an update on the child's condition on Tuesday, 8 August. Hlope said while the child is traumatised from the incident, he has been placed in a safe environment, The Citizen reported.

Hlope added:

“We condemn such acts of child abuse and make a call to society to stamp out child abuse and to report such acts immediately. We owe it to our children to create a safe and loving environment for them.”

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The abusive mother is expected to appear in the Children’s Court on Thursday, 10 August.

South Africans outraged by toddlers abuse

Below are some comments:

@sbuddha777 said:

"Many Women are very abusive to kids, I know this myself first-hand."

@1TSHEPO25 exclaimed:

"It breaks my heart."

@nxavulane commented:

"This is evil."

@KhulaniKaba claimed:

"If the child was mine, it was going to be me who was going to jail, she was going to be history by now."

@pearlmadya asked:

"As a mother, watching this is the most painful thing I've had to do this morning. How can someone be so cruel?"

Woman arrested almost 2 weeks after burning young child with boiling water, SAPS criticised for slow response

Earlier, Briefly News reported that the Cape Town police arrested a 22-year-old woman for pouring boiling water over a five-year-old child in Langa on the Cape Flats.

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The woman was apprehended on Thursday, 6 July, almost two weeks after the horrific incident which took place on 24 June.

The woman allegedly doused the young child with hot water after she found the minor playing on the gate outside her house. The child sustained severe injuries from the incident.

Source: Briefly News