Woman arrested for ‘burning’ her daughters hands for licking sugar

Warning: GRAPHIC IMAGE A Kenyan woman was arrested after she allegedly burnt her two daughters hands for eating sugar in Athi River, Machakos County on Wednesday (20 July 2022). The woman was arrested after she burnt her daughters using a hot knife at Kilili shopping centre within the Daystar division. It is said that villagers responded to the children’s cries after their mother subjected them to burn pains. According to Kinanie chief Josphat Isinga in an interview with The Star. The woman who works at a local food kiosk in the Kilili shopping centre was upset as she found that her children had licked her sugar. The girls sustained severe burns and they were transported to Athi River Level 3 Hospital in Mavoko sub-county. The kids are said to be in a children’s center in Kenya. The woman has since been arrested and is set to appear in court on tThursday(21 July 2022).