Mrs Precious Joseph, wife of a police officer, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine for violently abusing her nine-year-old maid
In a ruling delivered by P.O. Obayuwana, Chief Magistrate, Court 11 in the Okwe Magisterial District, on Monday, the 31-year-old convict was jailed two years for using a hot kitchen knife to disfigure her victim’s mouth.
“Count 11: That you, Precious Joseph, ‘f’ on the same date, time and place did threatened violence with kitchen knife on Agatha Emmanuel ‘f’ and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 86 of the Criminal Code Law Cap C21 vol.1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.” The case of child abuse was reported at the B Division Police Station, Okwe, by a neighbour, Mr Simeon Morba, who saw the deep injury on Agatha’s mouth while fetching water that morning and on enquiry, was told it was her aunt that inflicted it on her.
From the accused’s statement obtained from the police charge file, Mrs Joseph stated that she burnt Agatha’s mouth because she took meat from the pot of soup against her warning that she should not take meat when eating.
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