Video: Daughter receives beating of her life from Mum for Posting Semi-N*de pics on facebook

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 A video showing a mother from Trinidad and Tobago whipping her 12-year-old daughter with a belt for sharing sexually explicit pics of herself on Facebook has gone viral, sparking a conversation about corporal punishment. 

Last Sunday, a video was posted on Facebook showing Helen Bartlett, a mother of four from Point Fortin, beating her daughter while hurling profanities at her. The 6 minute clip shows the angry mum raining blows on the girl , who whimpers in pain. Oyinbo people feel the beating is shocking and call it child abuse but we're Africans and some or most of us have somehow seen or experienced worse.

The Mother has since said she doesn't regret beating the girl the way she did and is prepared to visit jail to set her wayward young daughter on the right path. She said since their father left them, the young child has been unmanageable and she's scared she will either end pregnant or killed. Watch the video(Link)  after the break and let us  know what you think.

What sparked the brutal beating last Sunday according to the mother was a text exchange involving the young child and an adolescent boy who was simply attempting to convince her to make love with him.

After reading the messages, the mother said she accessed her daughter's Facebook profile and discovered photos of her posing'seductively'in her underwear.

"I stand firmly by my decision. I will go to jail for it,’ the woman said. ‘I know people are saying the authorities should charge me for abuse.’

The young girl has since refuted reports that she attempted suicide after the video went viral and her school mates started to taunt her. She also spoke in support of her mum, saying the beating didn't make her feel like her mum didn't love her.

‘I am very sorry for bringing shame on you and the family. I know you love me dearly. And I love you dearly, too.’

Watch the video below and tell us if you think it the beating was excessive...