Kenyan activist and photojournalist, Boniface Mwangu shared disturbing
videos of a pregnant woman being battered by her husband while
neighbours watched helplessly. Below is what he wrote:
"She was assaulted by her husband in the presence of her neighbours. She
was dragged in the house while bystanders watched without helping and
the images that follow after she is dragged into the house are horrific,
she is bleeding. The man beating is her husband and she is a silent
domestic violence victim.
Her neighbours are silent too. This man would have
killed her and the neighbours wouldn't have lifted a finger. The man was
arrested but released after the victim refused to press charges. She is
six months pregnant, afraid ,jobless and currently admitted at Langata
Hospital. I'm sharing this video with permission from her and her dad"
According to Boniface, the victim who is currently admitted at the
hospital, had lost a second pregnancy after a previous assault. The
police said the man was arrested and later released on bail and will be
arraigned in court on February 10.
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