A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child was severely beaten with a pipe by her grandmother in Hluhluwe last week for arriving home late after playing with friends.
According to a source the child’s injuries were noticed by a teacher at the crèche.
Asked what caused the bruises, the little girl initially claimed it was caused by a goat, but later admitted her grandmother beat her with a pipe and instructed her to blame a goat if anyone asked. ‘The teacher immediately took the child to the nearby Emakhowe Clinic for treatment,’ the source said.
Hluhluwe police confirmed that a case of child abuse has been opened by social workers.
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