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A police officer’s wife has been jailed for two years without an option of fine for violently abusing her nine-year-old housemaid. ChildAbuse Child

A police officer’s wife, Mrs Precious Joseph has been jailed for two years without an option of fine for violently abusing her nine-year-old housemaid, Miss Agatha Emmanuel, at the Okwe area of Asaba in Delta State.

The consequences of the accused offence were contained in the two-count charge in Charge No: OMC/118C/2020: Also in Count 11: “That you Precious Joseph ‘f’ on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did threaten violence with a 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 at Okwe by a neighbour, Mr Simeon Morba, who saw the deep injury on Agatha’s mouth while fetching water that same morning. On enquiry, he was told it was her aunt that inflicted it on her.

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