Mercy was reportedly assaulted for dozing off while slicing onions to be used for dinner.
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested Mr. Effiok Umo and his wife, Nnenna Umo, for allegedly inflicting injuries on their 12-year-old daughter, Mercy Umo.
Mercy was assaulted on July 12 in Ngwo Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Mercy's stepmother flogged her with wire when she noticed that she slept off while slicing onions. SaharaReporters gathered that Umo had been abusing and assaulting the girl for no justifiable reasons by using objects such as sticks, electric wires, shoe heels in flogging her.
The spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe Ekea, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said a preliminary investigation showed that the couple was used to abusing and assaulting the child.
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