A 23-year-old housewife, Mrs. Angela Nzea, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a one-count charge of using a razor to slash the forehead of her co-tenant, Miss Abiola Shotunbi, during a fight.
The police alleged in charge sheet, suit number. K/1/2012 that the accused was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim with blood gushing out from her forehead that Angela, her co-tenant at 36, Odo Street, Obalende, Lagos, slashed her forehead with razor when she attacked her over minor disagreement over spilled water in the passage at their residence.
Following the report, the police arrested the woman, while the victim was rushed to hospital.
In her statement to the police, the victim said the accused attacked her over water that poured on the passage while she was taking a bucket of water to her apartment.
She said, “I told her it was not intentional and that I would clean it up. The matter degenerated into a quarrel and neighbours settled us.
“As I bent down to mop up the water, the accused suddenly pounced on me from behind threatening she would kill me and a fight broke out.
“In the ensuing confusion, she slashed my forehead with a razor blade and blood started gushing out profusely.”
After investigation, the accused was charge to court for inflicting injury, occasioning harm, an offence which, according to the police prosecutor, Colman Williams, is punishable under Section 355 of the Criminal Code Cap 7 Vol.11 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003.
Mrs. Nzea pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her and the presiding magistrate, Mr. W.B Balogun, granted her bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum who must provide evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State government.
He also directed that one of the sureties must be working with a reputable company, while the other must be a blood relation of he suspect.
The case was adjourned till 23 January.
The accused was taken to Kirikiri prison when she could not meet her bail conditions.
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