After the video of the brutal beating, the woman may lose custody of her child

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dushanbe has initiated a criminal case against a 24-year-old woman on charges of brutally beating her one-year-old child.

The reason for the criminal case was a video of the cruel treatment of the minor child, which was previously published on social media and caused a strong public outcry. The video shows the woman hitting the child’s head several times with her fist.

The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dushanbe reported on June 4 that the suspect, Burkhonova Mavluda, born in 2004, who committed such cruel treatment of her one-year-old child, has already been detained.

A criminal case has been initiated against the woman.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainee already has a criminal record and has previously been held criminally liable for intentionally causing serious harm to health and for involvement in prostitution.

After the publication of the video showing the beating of the child, social media users and public representatives called on law enforcement agencies to take strict measures against the perpetrator and to consider the issue of depriving her of parental rights.

According to current legislation, in such cases, competent authorities may consider the issue of removing the child and transferring them to the custody of other individuals or state bodies authorized to protect children’s rights.

Neither the detainee nor her relatives or lawyer have publicly commented on this information yet. It is unknown under which article of the criminal code she has been charged.