An
Abuja Magistrate Court has ordered that a 23-year-old commercial sex worker,
Charity Achibong, be remanded in prison for biting off her lovers tongue.
Achibong
of Jabi village, Abuja, appeared in court on a one-count charge of causing
hurt contrary to section 245 of the Penal code.
hurt contrary to section 245 of the Penal code.
The
Police Prosecutor, Insp. Clement Egwu, said that one Mr Ephraim Okoronkwo
reported the accused on July 9, at the Life Camp Police Station, Abuja.
He
said that the complainant and the accused had a misunderstanding and heated
argument in his room on the day of the incident.
Egwu
said that the accused jumped on the complainant in the midst of the argument
and bit off his tongue.
He
added that the accused tried to run away but was apprehended by a security man
nearby.
The
prosecutor said that the bite caused Okoronkwo serious injury, resulting in his
being admitted at the Gwarimpa Hospital, where he is still receiving treatment.
The
accused pleaded guilty to the charge.
The
Magistrate, Mrs Jacinta Okeke, asked that the case be suspended and that the
accused be remanded in prison, while the condition of the accused was being
monitored.
SOURCE- (NAN)
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