35-year-old Cecile Ngumbo was arrested after she was captured on camera assaulting and feeding her employer’s 15-month-old baby with vomit. Now, she has been charged to court in Kenya.
The househelp, who was confronted by her employer over the incident on March 14, 2018, at Ngara estate in Nairobi, denied the accusation but was later arrested after the 15-month-old’s mother reported it to the police.
Police told the court that the suspect was nabbed after she was captured by the CCTV cameras in the house. She was said to have also kicked and punched the baby. However, the household pleaded for mercy, claiming that she is the breadwinner for her three children as the matter was adjourned till April 4.
Cecile first sparked public outcry after a video of her beating up and stepping on the child surfaced on social media on 16th March 2018.
The distressing footage shared in the popular Facebook group Kilimani mums by a user whose handle read Millicent Njeru, purportedly the child’s mother, shows the nanny slapping, pinching and even kicking the child on the head.
These are footages of how a 1 yr old baby was physically abused by her care giver yesterday and day before in Nairobi. The bitter woman ako kwa cell and the case will be mentioned tomorrow. Baby has been checked by doctor. Thanks to God she is okay
