A 32-year-old mother has been charged before a Mombasa Law Court with assaulting her six-year-old child after he allegedly stole Sh.100.
Rose Emily pleaded guilty to the offence before Mombasa chief magistrate Julius Nang’ea.
The charges read that on on February 14, in Majengo area, within Likoni in Mombasa County, she assaulted her child and causing injury to his body.
According to the child’s statement, his mother used her high heel shoe to beat him after she accused him of stealing Sh.100.
The child also claimed that his father who is on the run also used a wire to beat him and caused injuries to his body.
Prosecution requested court for more time to enable the doctor to write a medical report and have P3 forms filled.
The magistrate ordered children officer to prepare a report regarding the child and present it in court.
