Woman ties 9yr old boy to pole, beats him and attempts to strangle him (photos)

A South African woman was arrested last week after a video emerged of her physically assaulting a 9-year-old boy. In the video footage, the woman is seen tying the boy to a pole before beating him with stick while screaming at him for allegedly stealing a cellphone. The KwaZulu-Natal woman who is due to appear in court soon is also seen threatening a resident who tries to stop the assault. See the pic after the cut...

The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development Department's Ncumisa Fandesi says.

"Such attacks on children are out of order and will not be tolerated. No reason should drive anyone to do what was done to the child in the video."

Fandesi says the woman also tried to strangle the boy using her full body weight, as he screamed for help.

"Social workers in Nquthu received information that a woman had badly beaten a boy and they responded. When they got to the area, they were shown a video."

She says this is not the first time a child has been assaulted by Nquthu residents after being accused of stealing.

Source: Eye Witness News