Abusive ECD teacher handed 5-year sentence

'The children abused by Senwametsi were aged between eleven months and four years at time of the incident' – NPA.

During her court appearance, community members and gender-based activists dressed up in T-shirts written “No excuse for child abuse” came in numbers to support the parents of the children who were victims of Senwametsi’s actions. Photo submitted.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that Nelly Dikeledi Senwametsi, 40, who was convicted of one count of aggravated assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm on three minors has been sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Read initial article here: Abusive ECD teacher finally sentenced

Senwametsi was sentenced in the Carletonville Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 13 October for child abuse after she was caught on camera assaulting children last year in April.

Community members and gender-based activists dressed up in T-shirts written “No excuse for child abuse” to support the parents of the children who were victims of Senwametsi’s actions. Photo submitted.

A video clip of her abusing children at Ninnie’s Neuron’s Nursery School went viral and sparked outrage among many social media users across the country.

Read more about this case here: Horrific child abuse at West Rand créche – Teacher out on bail

According to Lumka Mahanjana, NPA spokesperson for the North Gauteng region, the children abused by Senwametsi were aged between eleven months and four years at time of the incident.

The incident was caught on a video footage and Senwametsi was arrested after it circulated,” Mahanjana said.