Uganda charges US couple over torture of foster son
Ms Mackenzie Leing Mathias Spencer and Mr Nicholas Spencer are accused of administering harsh punishments to the child, depriving him of the right to education and keeping him locked in a small room that served as his bedroom.
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The charges allege that the couple "constantly tortured" the boy between 2020 and 2022, with neighbours sounding the alarm for the child who attended a school for children with special needs in Kampala.
