Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old woman, identified as Priye Richman living in Okutukutu area, a suburb of Yenagoa, for inflicting life-threatening injuries with razor blade on her teenage daughter, Ebimi Tokoye, over missing N1,500.
The mother, a bread seller, was reported to have tied her daughter down and slashed every part of the body with razor blade over allegation that she stole her money.
The doctors who operated on her at the police hospital said the child was brought with multiple lacerations. She also sustained deep slash to her buttocks and shoulder.
Narrating her ordeal, the teenager, who is an indigene of Okpokunu in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, said:
“My mother came back around 12noon on Sunday after church, and accused me of stealing her N1,500 and I denied because I didn’t see the money. She started beating me and tied me with ropes. She started slashing all parts of my body with razor blade. She later rubbed pepper and kerosene on the injuries”.
A neighbour pushed down the door and rescued me. The incident lasted over two hours. The angry neighbour later called members of the Girl Child Advocacy groups, who took charge of the girl and arrested the mother. She was handed over to the police.
Police PRO in the State Police Command, Asinim Butswat confirmed the development and said the accused was in police custody.
