Nakuru: Mother injures her child for failing to peel potatoes

The 27-year-old mother of three is in police custody after she injured her six-year-old child for failing to peel potatoes.

The incident happened in Gacharage village in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County.

According to the authorities, the woman is currently in custody at Sachoran police station.

Area police commander Julius Kadenge confirmed the incident, saying the young boy was rushed to the hospital with head injuries and has since been taken home.

Neighbours recounted that the woman locked the house and attacked the child with a panga, slashing him four times on the head and face.

They added that when they confronted her, she claimed she had only hit the child with a cooking stick.