[WATCH] Social development to probe crèche abuse video

This follows a video circulating on social media where a crèche employee could be seen slapping a toddler repeatedly and forcing her to clean up her vomit.

The video shows the woman lowering the child’s pants before administering a couple of smacks on the buttocks.

The child, who is crying softly, looks up at the teacher as she continues to use a cloth to clean the small green plastic table in the classroom.

"Why are you vomiting? Why?" the teacher is heard repeatedly asking the child.

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The teacher then walks away and returns with a tissue, which she throws on the wet desk, telling the young child to wipe her face.

The child does as she is told but is slapped several times and finally lets out an audible cry.

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The department’s spokesperson Thebe Mohatle says appropriate action will be taken as soon as the investigation is done.

"We are just waiting on a report from our colleagues so we can a make statement as to how we plan to respond to that.

"But be that as it may but the action or the act remains condemnable in its strongest sense and we do encourage parents at this stage to take any legal recourse against the institution as well as the against the educator."

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