A 34-year-old woman has been arrested in Masaka on allegations of feeding a baby with human faeces and urinating on her body. The suspect, Stella Namwanje, a resident of Binyonyi A village in Nyendo Mukungwe Sub-County, Masaka City is accused of feeding a 10 months old baby with faeces and also forcing the child to drink her urine.

Namwanje who is currently in custody at Masaka Central Police Station was seen in a video circulating on social media while she was committing the said crimes. According to her, her actions were not intended to cause harm and maintains she has a good relationship with the mother of the child.

The suspect told police that she recorded the video on her phone but does not know how it ended up on social media. The child's mother, Olivia Mbabazi, noted that Namwenje was always with her child and never imagined that she could do such actions on her child.

Twaha Kasirye, the Greater Masaka Regional Police Spokesperson confirms the arrest of the suspect indicating that investigations are underway to determine the motivations behind Namwanje's actions.