Social media users have been outraged after bizarre footage emerged showing a woman violently baptising an elderly woman by pouring what appeared to be boiling water on to her head.
The elderly could be seen closing her eyes tightly while reacting painfully telling the woman “it’s burning”.
The woman just smiled and replied in Tongan saying “Thanks be to God”.
The woman claimed in the video that the elderly woman was her mother.
Kaniva News could not independently verify the authenticity of the video and where the incident took place.
In the clip the woman, who was standing behind the elderly’s chair, can be heard asking her few questions including whether she believed in Jesus Christ the son of God to which the elderly replied yes.
“Meleane Kaufusi Kaho do you believe that Christ died to clean us of our sin, and he has risen?”
The elderly replied “yes” in Tongan.
The woman then said:
“Meleane Kaufusi Kaho I am baptising you in the name of the father”, while pouring the jug on to the elderly’s head.
The elderly can be seen immediately reacting with screwed up eyes saying in Tongan “’oku vela” which is translated into English as “It’s burning”.
But the woman, who seemed totally unfazed, responded and said: “Burning?” Then she continued the process saying “the son and the holy spirit amen”.
She then smiled at the camera and told her family who were watching the video she wanted to thank them for joining their mother’s baptism.
Many online commentators have criticised the daughter’s action.
On Facebook a user posted: “Omg that’s the most violent baptism I’ve ever seen?!”
“Man the elderly was saying it’s burning but she continues pouring it”.
“Someone pour hot water on this lady smh poor old lady”, one wrote.
“This woman is crazy”, another wrote.
