Lagos Couple Arrested For Burning 10-Year-Old Girl’s Face With Hot Iron

A guardian, Mr. ThankGod Madubuchi, and his wife, Juliet, have been arrested by policemen from the Ilupeju division, for allegedly torturing a 10-year-old girl, Chinansa, with a hot iron. It was discovered that Chinansa was ThankGod’s niece and she had been living with his family at their house on Anjorin Street, Mushin, Lagos State, for some time. ThankGod and his wife were alleged to have always assaulted the victim over minor offences, as appeals from neighbours fell on deaf ears.

However, matter came to a head on Tuesday, September 5, when the couple used a hot iron to torture the victim. She was reportedly accused of licking powdered chocolate beverage (tea) without permission. The couple were said to have locked her up in the house, which drew the attention of residents who alerted officials of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team. The couple were arraigned before a family court at the Ogba Chief Magistrate’s Court on counts bordering on child abuse. Juliet was granted bail on self recognition because she was nursing a six-month-old baby, while her husband was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties each in like sum. The case was adjourned till September 20, 2017.

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