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The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs has today September 11th, 2023 issued a statement about a 5-year-old girl child who suffered human rights abuse at the hands of her caregiver at the Murry Town Barracks in Freetown.
The woman, identified as ‘FA’ is accused of severely beating the girl for taking food from a pot without her knowledge, especially after the child was denied food all day.
According to reports, this young girl was brought from a village recently by the woman, to assist with household chores. Based on an eyewitness account, this is not an isolated incident. This woman has allegedly subjected the young girl to repeated abuse, claiming it to be discipline. This action has led to calls by Sierra Leoneans on the government to take action.
In its response on Monday, the Children’s Affairs said the child is responding to treatment and care while the ministry together with its child protection partners are using the child protection case management principle to ensure every support to this child is accomplished, assuring the public that the child has been placed in an Interim Care Centre for proper case management including psychosocial support with every effort to ensure her full rehabilitation and reintegration.
The press release continued that, the Sierra Leone Police is doing everything possible to undertake a thorough investigation and ensure the alleged perpetrator is brought to book as is currently in police custody whilst investigations are concluded for legal action.
The Ministry further commended the Sierra Leone Police for their proactive action in the arrest of the alleged perpetrator and effective collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs in addressing the plight of this child.
The Ministry called on the public to stop sharing the video of the girl on social media in a bid to maintain confidentiality and dignity and avoid stigmatization, assuring the public that the child is in safe hands and that the matter will be given the utmost attention to ensure appropriate legal action is pursued.
She is a witch and evil woman,
There’s no time for investigation, direct in prison .
She’s more than a witch how can someone beat a an innocent child like this ?This is real wickedness
She is a beast and not a human Boeing
Heartless woman she would never do such to her own born
She should be in jail for 5 years
What a wicked woman? 5 years old child? Lord have mercy on this lady.
She is a witch in disguise may the law deal with her properly
I really hope that the Government will take this matter very seriously,coz I had that she was say nothing will come out of this because her husband in in the military.
So everyone eyes 👁🗨 is on this particular case.
You’re so correct my brother, no time for any investigation, am sure this is not the first time she has done it to this poor child, most people in Africa 🌍 to be specific are just too wicked to other people children 🧒
What investigations has to do in this matter again. That woman needs to be ponish imidiately. NO time to waste in this matter let it be as an example now
[…] previously reported on a previous caregiver woman, identified as ‘FA’ was arrested after severely beating the 5-year-old girl to stupor for allegedly taking food from a pot without […]