Woman Beats 7-Year-Old Stepson to Death For Eating Food
A woman known as Oluwabunmi Metofik has been arrested for beating her 7-year-old stepson, Femi to death for eating her food without permission.
The suspect
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Punch reports that the suspect who was arrested by the men Ogun state police is the wife of a Pastor in Oyo state.
The boy, Femi was said to have been rejected by the private hospital where he was taken after he fell into a coma from the beating, he was referred to Olabisi Onabanjo University Hospital where he was later confirmed dead.
An elder, Toyin Oladoyin who stays in the community where the sad incident took place, said:
“She said she bought food and kept it at home while she went to fetch water. According to her, by the time she returned, the boy had eaten part of the food. She said she beat him up the way she would do to her children. She admitted that he sustained the injuries on his head while he was beating him. Her neighbours testified that she usually beat the boy. Her eldest child also said she used a stick and knife to torture Femi. We took her and her husband to the palace and later handed them over to the police. The husband is a pastor in Ibadan. He said his wife told him on the telephone on Monday that Femi was sick and had been admitted to OOUTH. He said by the time he got to the hospital, the boy had died and they decided to bury him at Ayepe Cemetery. We asked for the receipt the cemetery gave them for the burial, they said they did not collect it. The man said he and the boy’s mother had separated. He told the police that the boy died naturally and that the suspect should be released because she is pregnant.”
Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the incident, he said:
“The case was reported to the police. The father of the deceased boy said his wife was not responsible for his death and that she should be released. He admitted that his wife beat him for an offence. He said the child was sick and that the death was a coincidence. He said the beating did not lead to the death. The mother of the deceased boy is in Oyo State. We are waiting for her arrival. If the mother says the woman killed the boy, it is another thing entirely.”
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