° She stole meat in soup – Suspect
The Imo State Police command has arrested a 38- year- old businesswoman, Juliet Igwe, for allegedly using candlelight to burn her six-year-old female maid’s private, Onyinyechi.
Apart from inflicting injuries on the minor’s vagina, Igwe poured hot water on her , which peeled off her hands and she equally used the candlelight liquid to scald her body.
Parading the suspect at the command headquarters,Owerri, the state capital on Wednesday, the command’s public relations officer , Henry Okoye, disclosed that the woman’s arrest followed intelligence received by the operatives of the Ideato North police Divisional headquarters.
He commended the president and founder of ” Stand for Humanity foundation ,Chidiebube Okeoma .
Okoye, who described the woman’s act as despicable and totally unacceptable, disclosed that the suspect would have her day in court at the conclusion of investigation.
He disclosed that Commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of police in charge of the State Criminal Investigations Department(SCID) to investigate the matter and charge the suspect to court.
Okoye, also commended Okeoma and his foundation for taking responsibility of the medical and welfare conditions of the minor.
When interviewed, the suspect, who admitted that she inflicted the injuries on the minor, told journalists that she didn’t know that the use of candle wax and boiled water on the girl child were going to cause grievous damages on her.
She accused the child of stealing meat from her pot, adding that she only battered her so as to forestall future reoccurrence.
