In Ebonyi, woman pours hot water on 5-year-old daughter over missing red pen

Mrs Ngozi Etenda, a 34-year-old mother of four, has been arrested by the police over an alleged attempt to kill her own daughter with hot water over a missing red pen.

Etenda who lives on No. 20 Onwe Road Abakaliki, hails from Ndufu-Echara in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The 5-year-old girl, Miss Nmasichukwu Ekenda and a primary two pupil in an interview with Tribune said: “I took a red pen I saw in our house and gave it to my uncle in school and when my mummy asked me about the red pen, I told her that I gave it to my uncle. Then my mummy flogged me and sent my sister to go and get our water flask so when she brought it, my mum opened it and started pouring the hot water on my body.”

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