A woman was arrested, charged and convicted of assault after pouring hot
water on her husband for marrying five women behind her back. Now, a
court in Lugbe, sentenced 45-year-old Owolati Laide to three months in
jail for pouring hot water over her husband while he was asleep.
Laide
of Abuja, was convicted of one count of causing injury after
provocation and was given an option to pay N5,000 fine instead of
serving her jail sentence. The judge said that he was lenient because
the defendant needs to take care of her six-month-old child. The judge
also ordered the victim to desist from committing additional crimes.
The
husband, Owolati Tajudeem, testified that Laide was angry after his
second wife, who is pregnant, came to her home without consent. The man
claimed that his wife knew that he is married to five other women.
According to the police investigation, during the night, Laide boiled a
pot of water and poured it over her sleeping husband. The husband awoke
from the burns and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was
treated and released.
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