A 24, of Tundun-Wada village, Lugbe, FCT, Amaka Monye, was yesterday, sentenced to one-month imprisonment by an Abuja Magistrates’ Court for causing grievous hurt to a family.
The Senior Magistrate, Njideka Duru, however, gave the convict an option of N3, 000 fine.
The Police Prosecutor, Jeremiah Elijah, told the court that one Nelson Godfrey of the same village in Lugbe, FCT, reported the case to the police on April 23.
He said Godfrey reported that the convict poured hot oil on him and his wife on April 22.
The prosecutor added that the convict intentionally poured the oil on Godfrey’s face and on the right hand of his wife, Patience.
He said that when the convict was questioned, she could not give a satisfactory account of what happened.
Elijah said that the offence was contrary to Section 287 of the Penal Code.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge. (NAN)
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