Mombasa Law Court. The child said his mother used her high heel shoe to beat him after she accused him of stealing Sh100. Photo: Haramo Ali/ hivisasa.com
A 32-year-old woman was on Tuesday arraigned before a Mombasa Court to answer to charges of assaulting her six-year-old son.
Rose Emily, who pleaded guilty to the charges, assaulted her child and caused injury to his body using a shoe.The prosecution told the court the accused committed the offense on February 14, in Likoni's Majengo area, Mombasa County.According to the child, his mother used her high heel shoe to beat him after she accused him of stealing Sh100.The child said that his father also beat him using a wire.The court heard that the child's father went into hiding after the matter was reported at the Likoni police station.The prosecution asked the court for more time to enable the doctor to write a medical report adding that P3 forms were not filled and further requested for the accused to be detained.Mombasa Chief Magistrate Julius Nang’ea granted the request and ordered the children officer to prepare a report regarding the child and present it in court in the next case hearing where the prosecution will also be required to read the facts to the accused person.