Wicked Woman Bags 3yrs In Correctional Facility For Minor Brutality
An Ondo State Chief Magistrate court, sitting in Akure, has sentenced a woman, Omoyeni Opeyemi, to three and half years imprisonment for brutalising her housemaid, a twelve year old boy, Joel Sunday.
The 36-year-old widow was arraigned before the court on a five count charge which bothers on attempted murder, child abuse, violence against person prohibition among others.
An offence she pleaded not guilty upon arraignment, before trial was opened in the case.
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Delivering judgement, Magistrate (Mrs.) O.A Edwin said that the defendant was guilty of counts one, four and five, as she, thereafter, struck out count four.
The convict was arrested by the men of the state police command after she used sticks and razor blades to inflict multiple injuries on the body of the victim at Adebowale area of Akure.
A viral video also showed the 12-year-old boy crying with marks on his body which indicated that his body was lacerated with a razor blade while blood was on his body.