Video of a child that suffered physical abuse from stepmother goes viral

• Young girl suffered physical abuse from the girlfriend of her biological father.
• A video went viral wherein the baby’s aunt was asking who beat her up and the child points to a girl named Berna Espina.

The story of a young girl who got beaten up by her own stepmother recently went viral on Facebook.

It all started when a nine-minute video surfaced on Facebook, which shows the kid, whose eyes are horribly swollen due to the beating, trying to tell what exactly happened to her.

In the video uploaded by her own aunt, she was asked about what happened to her and the girl immediately said “nabugbog.” When she was asked who was the one who attacked her, she pointed at the woman beside her, identified as Berna Espina, her stepmother. The latter, however, kept mum about the situation.

The original uploader of the video, Facebook user Ella Ni Justin, can’t be tracked but it has been re-uploaded by several accounts and pages on Facebook and YouTube.

Despite the backlash, Espina remained unrepentant based on her Facebook posts.

Ano galit ka saken? Baka gusto mo ikaw isunod kong bugbugin. P*kyu!

Edi magalit kayo sakin kung gusto nyo, basta ako maganda. Mga *l*l!

Okay sige ganito nalang, pag ba magkaroon kayo ng kasamang bata sa bahay na sobrang kulit, hindi niyo gagawin ang ginawa ko? Mga iporketo kayo kung sasabihin nyong hindi! Ano kayo mga santo? MGA *L*L!

Excuse me lang ha! Minor ako kaya hindi ako makukulong mga *l*l. HAHAHAHA

The posts have been deleted from her Facebook profile and according to reports, Espina is 19 years-old, which classifies her as an adult.

Espina may be jailed for violating Republic Act No. 7610 which is the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.

Espina defends herself.

In a recent interview with TV5, she stated that she has been getting a lot of hate based on the wrong assumptions. She claims that she never abused the child.

“Napalo ko po, pero hindi ko po siya binugbog. Siguro po dun po… naaksidente po… nauntog po si Mariel pagtulak ko sa CR. Sa pintuan po. “

She also said that she never posted on her social media page, ranting about her bashers.

“And masasabi ko lang po sa inyo, bago kayo mang husga, isipin niyo muna kung totoo ba yun.”

On the other hand, the child’s aunt made an appearance in Raffy Tulfo in Action and said that the stepmom slapped, pinched, punched, and even bit the toddler. This was confirmed by the doctor who checked on the child.

The biological mother of the baby said that her former partner took the child with him as soon as she gave birth and had no idea that the abuse was happening. She stated that she only found out about it through the viral video.

The father then clarified that he is not taking sides. “Hindi naman sa hinahayaan, na may kinakampihan ako. Naano ko lang talaga, kung panong nangyari sa bata. Hindi naman po siguro sinaktan, kasi kung napabigla nga ng bukas ng banyo, maari.”