A Ugandan maid has been sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a
toddler, in a case which sparked national outrage after a video was released.
Jolly
Tumuhirwe, 22, was filmed beating, kicking and stamping on the 18-month-old
child.
On Friday,
she said the attack was revenge after she was beaten by the child's mother.
The mother
denied beating her. Earlier charges of torture were dropped.
Chief
Magistrate Lillian Buchan told Tumuhirwe she had committed an
"unjustifiable and inexcusable" crime.
She said the
sentence was appropriate in light of the "ruthlessness exhibited" on
an "innocent, helpless child",
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