Police arrest American foster parents for torturing adopted son
Enanga called upon probation officers and social workers to continuously monitor the well-being of children in foster homes.
Kampala Metropolitan Police charged two foster parents, of American origin, to Buganda Road Court with the aggravated torture of their 10-year-old son John Kayima.
According to Police, the couple, Nicholas Spencer aged 32 and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, a 32-year-old, fostered 3 children, including Kayima the victim in 2018 from Welcome Ministry in Jinja City.
Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson, noted that they realized that between the year 2020 and December 2022, the couple constantly tortured the minor who was attending school at Dawn Children’s Center in Ntinda, which attracted the attention of neighbours.
“Our team of investigators established that the couple kept the victim barefoot and naked throughout the day. They would occasionally make him squat in an awkward position, with his head facing the floor and hands spread out widely,”
“He spent his nights on a wooden platform, without a mattress or beddings and was served cold meals from the fridge,” he said.
Enanga called upon probation officers and social workers to continuously monitor the well-being of children in foster homes.
