A woman identified as Ms Chinelo Udogu, residing at Amikwo, a satellite area in Awka, Awka South Local Government Area, has reportedly beaten a three-year old child under her care to death.
Blueprint learnt that Udogu, who allegedly committed the act out of anger, thereafter stocked the corpse in a bag and dumped it in a nearby bush.
A viral video on the social media showed the woman being apprehended by some residents of Amikwo, where she dumped the baby in a nearby bush.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the report noted that the corpse had been recovered, while the case was further transferred to State Police Criminal Investigative Department (CID).
“On the incident about a woman, Chinelo Udogu, who allegedly flogged a 3year old child to death and dumped her body in a bush at Amikwo, Awka, she has been arrested and is the victim’s body recovered.
“The lesson for us to learn is that we should be cautious when angry and desist from going physical when correcting our children. Meanwhile the case has to transfer to state CID for a discretion investigations Further development shall be communicated,” Ikenga reported.
