Police arrested a mother for assaulting and causing bodily harm to her 3 years old daughter Featured
18 January, 2021. Police arrested a 26-year-old mother from Folaha and charged her with assault and bodily harm, in relation to an abuse of a 3-year-old child that was widely circulated on Social Media last Friday 15 January 2021.
Police were informed of a viral post on Facebook last Friday that allegedly shows a mother abusing her child.
The Police Commissioner directed a police investigation which resulted in the child being removed to a safer place and the mother being arrested on Friday 15 January.
“Every child has the right to feel safe and no child should know what it’s like to be abused,” says A/Deputy Commissioner Tevita Vailea.
Tonga Police has a dedicated domestic violence unit, with two female investigators and we work closely with both Women and Children’s centres to help victims of abuse.
Tonga Police has a zero-tolerance policy to any forms of domestic violence, and we are committed to a future where no woman or child is violently abused.
The accused is remanded in police custody to appear at the Magistrate Court on Wednesday 20 January 2021.
