Mother Burns Her 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Face With Electric Iron Over Missing N200 (Photos)
Mother Burns Her 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Face With Electric Iron Over Missing N200 (Photos) A 10-year-old girl who has been identified Udeme Usen Etukudoh, has been badly dealt with by her mum. The young girl may now have been scarred for life after her mother burnt her face with electric iron for allegedly stealing N200. The incident happened yesterday in Ikot Ekang Itam, Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A report by an NGO, Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) exposed the development. Read below: Early Thursday, I met ten-year-old Udeme Usen Etukudoh, an indigene of Ikot Ekang Itam, being treated for burns and a deep cut on her face at a small pharmacy along Calabar/Itu Road. Upon inquiry, I learned that Udeme was severely abused by her own mother for “stealing N200”, the sum which is less than a dollar. Udeme, a Primary 5 pupil of RCM School, near Itam Police Divisional Headquarters, said her mother, because of the missing N200, pushed the plug of an electr...