A 30-year-old woman, Chisom Chukwukere, who allegedly brutalised a 10-year-old boy in Awada, Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested by the police.
Her husband, Chukwudi, was also arrested over allegations that the couple used burning plastic to inflict severe burns on the child.
The victim, whose video showing extensive injuries across his body recently went viral on social media, had sparked widespread outrage.
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command arrested the suspects.
At the same time, the woman’s infant child was taken into protective custody by the state Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare on Thursday.
During interrogation, Chisom reportedly pleaded with police and ministry officials to release the infant to her, claiming that the child was unwell and could not be left alone.
A video circulating online showed the suspect appealing to the authorities to return the child to her
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