HARARE
–
Police
have
confirmed
the
arrest
of
a
woman
linked
to
the
shock
assault
of
a
10-month-old
baby
in
an
incident
exposed
in
a
viral
video
recently.
Police
said
in
their
official
X
handle
the
incident
happened
at
a
village
in
Mutare
last
week.
“The
ZRP
confirms
the
arrest
of
a
30-year-old
woman
for
allegedly
assaulting
her
baby
girl
(10
months)
with
a
stick
at
Temberere
Village,
Zimunya,
Mutare
on
11th
October
2024.
“The
incident
came
to
light
after
a
disturbing
video
went
viral
on
social
media,
showing
the
woman
brutally
attacking
the
child
while
ordering
her
to
be
quiet
and
forcing
her
to
crawl,”
police
said.
The
woman’s
face
does
not
appear
in
the
20-second
video
although
she
repeatedly
mutters
the
word
“kambaira
(crawl)”.
The
incident
was
met
with
shock
by
the
public
which
demanded
the
identification
of
the
woman
and
her
immediate
arrest.
The
flogging
on
the
infant
spotlights
rampant
abuse
of
vulnerable
minors
within
communities
in
the
country
with
many
cases
often
going
unreported
due
to
a
number
of
reasons.
The
advent
of
social
media
and
phone
technology
has
however
opened
a
new
avenue
through
which
abuse
can
be
brought
to
the
police’s
attention
without
the
victims
physically
visiting
police
stations
to
report
their
nightmares.
The
abuses
often
captured
on
phone
footage
help
police
track
down
the
culprits.