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The September 18 story, under the headline, “Magistrate halts session to fundraise for defiled toddler” which exposed the appalling health condition the victim was in touched many hearts, prompting some to contribute financial and material assistance to the victim. At the time of Daily Monitor ran the story, the child could not control stool and urine and her abdomen was swollen with blood oozing from her private parts.

According to the police, the victim was defiled last month from her grandmother’s home in Buyobe village, Kayunga District. The mother red-handedly found the accused in the act, and fled when the mother raised an alarm.

Kassim Katende who is now facing aggravated defilement charges last week appeared before the Kayunga Grade One magistrate Ms Faridah Ikimaana, who astoundingly halted a court session and fundraised for the treatment of the victim. Katende is currently on remand at Luzira maximum prison.

Among the people, who came to the victim’s rescue was Mr Zhong Shuang Quan , a prominent Chinese businessman and the founder of Overseas China-Uganda Charity Foundation, who offered the mother of the victim undisclosed financial assistance.

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