HOUSE WIFE ALLEGEDLY STABS BROTHER-IN-LAW WITH BROKEN BOTTLE
A house wife, who lives in Lekki area of Lagos, Chioma Iwu stabbed her brother-in-law with a broken bottle on Friday; she has been arrested and charged with assault in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court Lagos.
The police prosecutor, ASP Roman Unuigbe informed the court that the incident occurred on July 27 around 6:35am at the house of the complainant’s at Flat T20, unit 3, Lekki Gardens, Phase IV in Ajah area of Lagos.
The offence is punishable under Section 246 (a) of the Criminal laws of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised) and it stipulates a seven-year jail term for the offence of assault occasioning grievous harm.
The accused, pleaded not guilty to the charge
Chief Magistrate Peter Ojo, in his ruling, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case until December 19 for trial.
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