By Ovat Abeng
The Anambra State Police Command said it has received a 29-year-old female suspect, Mrs Edeh Osinachi from the Anambra State Ministry of Education for allegedly abusing and inflicting serious injuries on a 17-year old girl said to be her house help in Awka.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement in Awka, on Thursday.
Ikenga said “Preliminary investigations reveal that officials of the school during a teaching session, noticed severe injuries on her body and immediately made enquiries. During the interaction with the victim, she disclosed that the injuries were inflicted on her by her guardian because she used her guardian’s phone to make calls without her permission.
According to the victim, Mrs. Osinachi, angered by the act, allegedly used a hot pressing iron on her as a form of punishment. During interrogation by the Police, the suspect reportedly confessed to the act.
To this end, the State Police Command while commending the vigilance of the school authorities, assures the public that a thorough investigation will be conducted and that justice will be served in accordance with the Law. The Command also urges parents to give birth to the number of children that they can train, to avoid leaving them vulnerable to abuse whilst in the care of others.
