Court sentences woman to six months in prison for abusing minor in Imo

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A Magistrate Court sitting successful Imo State, has sentenced 1 Rose Okon to six months successful situation for maltreating 14 twelvemonth aged niece successful her attraction and inflicting aggregate injuries connected her.

The Court, presided implicit by C.J Nkwoada, added that successful lieu of the six months situation term, the convict tin wage N50, 000 arsenic fine.

Mrs Okon pleaded blameworthy erstwhile arraigned by the Police successful the authorities connected a 1 number complaint bordering connected assault.

The complaint expanse read, “that you Rose Okon, connected the 19th of September astatine 1800 hrs astatine Umuneke, Ngor Okpala successful the Ngor Okpala Magisterial territory did battle 1 Favour Emmanuel, 14 years by pouring connected her blistery h2o connected her caput and assemblage which caused her grievous harm and thereby committed an offence punishable nether conception 355 of the transgression codification Cap C38 laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 arsenic applicable successful Imo State of Nigeria.”

The prosecuting counsel, Sampson Obodo, showed the tribunal photographs of the injuries the convict inflicted connected the minor, and tendered the statements made astatine the constabulary by the convict and the unfortunate and that of a quality rights organization.

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