Background: The Thorntons on South 7th Street in Louisville, Kentucky (Google Maps). Inset: Noella Uwimana (Jefferson County Jail).
Noella Uwimana, aged 42, stands accused of first-degree assault tied to domestic violence and first-degree child abuse involving a minor under 12. She is currently detained in Jefferson County Jail.
The incident unfolded on a Saturday at a Thorntons convenience store located on South 7th Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Uwimana claims she was buying an iced coffee when her daughter asked for the candy bar, to which she declined.
Undeterred, the child took the candy and began eating it. Store staff informed Uwimana of the need to pay for the item, as reported by Louisville’s Fox affiliate WDRB, referencing court documents.
After purchasing the candy bar, Uwimana and her daughter headed to their vehicle outside. The subsequent events were captured on video.
The defendant reportedly paid for the candy bar, and she and her kid went to their vehicle outside. The ensuing moments were caught on video.
Uwimana balled her hand into a fist and began hitting her daughter “with no hesitation or reduction in a blatant attempt to cause an impact on the victim sitting in the seat,” the court documents stated, per area CBS affiliate WLKY. The mother allegedly gouged her kid’s face and hit her repeatedly, leaving the child with scratches.
Officers say that when the mother tried to leave, a witness stopped her and helped the child get out of the vehicle. The girl ran into the store and was later taken to a nearby hospital to be examined.
Uwimana was arrested and booked into jail. She had her arraignment on Monday.
