The internet has for the last few days been going wild after a video of a man physically assaulting his wife and tossing a baby across the room emerged.
In the video, an agitated man is seen beating his wife mercilessly with a whip then proceeds to pick the baby that was laying next to the wife. He tosses it across the room without caring whether it fell and or got hurt. And then he continues whipping his wife. See video
The video was widely shared across Kenya evoking different emotions. And people came up with their own theories to describe the video. Some said it was CCTV footage of a man beating his wife due to infidelity claims. Adding that he might have found out that he was not the biological father of the baby.
Murang’a man kills 4 month old baby
Others linked the video to the infamous Murang’a man who smashed his four-month-old son on the floor, killing him instantly.
The incident happened on 25th after the couple engaged in a physical altercation. The 23-year-old man is said to have picked the baby, smashed him on the floor, and threatened the wife not to say a word.
However, the wife ran away raising alarm which prompted neighbors to respond instantly. The body of the baby was moved to General Kago Hospital mortuary as detectives continue with investigations.
It’s just a movie!
So in emerging news, the viral video has finally been linked to a Swahili movie dubbed Sitamani Kuolewa Tena which was shot in Tanzania. And the scene was just a section of the whole movie. So Kenyans can now stop crying.
These incidences came days after BBC Africa shed light into Kenya’s hidden epidemic– gender-based violence. Watch here.
Watch the trailer below
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