The nanny who beat an 18 months
old to near death has explained why
she did it. Jolly Tumuhiirwe who is
presently awaiting trial in Luzira
prison,told Ugandaonline.net
“My dad in Kabale was very sick and
my mom did not have any money. I
asked my bosses for some money to
send to my dad but they told me
that I hadn’t made a month yet and
my father was dying, so it kept on
haunting me. That is the
more reason I referred the anger to
the baby but I’m sorry.
But that madam (Arnella’s mom) is
not easy. She used to say that I
steal money from the clothes and
Eric’s wallet, I eat the babies food…
and yet I can’t eat the food, I’m not
a baby, those were all lies, so, I was
also not happy from my heart.I feel
guilty…ok when I was doing it I
thought I was disciplining the baby
because also the mother sometimes
slaps her, I also saw from the mom.
The torch I used was small and it’s
not hard. I think, I will never do it
again”
When asked about her experience
of Prison she said
“It’s not good at all even my fellow
prisoners don’t want to associate
with me, they want to beat me up.
In fact they were saying that I
should join them in their rooms,
nobody likes me and I’m feeling bad
I will never do it again, I ask the
world to forgive me and also tell the
bosses who have maids to treat
them well.”