A Ugandan maid pleaded guilty on Monday to torturing a toddler in a case that shocked the country after a graphic video of her abusing the girl was made public.
The 22-year-old maid, Jolly Tumuhiirwe, faces up to 15 years in prison for the assault, which the local press branded "spine-chilling".
Worried parents, who installed a hidden camera to film when they were at work, were shocked to see the footage showing the maid throwing their 18-month-old daughter to the floor.
Tumuhiirwe, who the parents told Ugandan newspapers had worked for them for only two weeks, is seen apparently trying to force feed the child, before slapping her hard.
After the girl vomits, the maid throws her facedown on to a hard floor, then hits her with a torch on the bottom.
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She then kicks the child's face and stomach before putting her entire weight on the girl's back, and then drags her out of the room, apparently unconscious.
The child, named in Ugandan media as Arnella, was left bruised and shaken.
The video has been seen or shared hundreds of thousands of times on social media.
After her arrest, police said Tumuhiirwe would be charged with attempted murder, but in court in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Monday, she faced torture charges alone.
State prosecutor Joyce Tushabe said the maid, who had no lawyer, "was remorseful" in court.
