A child brutality case has been reported against a couple in Anambra State for allegedly assaulting their 8-year-old house maid.
Mr Emmanuel Anichukwu and Mrs Ogochukwu Anichukwu were dragged before Human Rights Legal Initiative for consistently abusing the little girl.
The last incident involved the woman pouring boiling hot water on her for allegedly licking her madam’s baby’s milk.
Neighbours say that Mr and Mrs Anichukwu are fond of maltreating the 8-year-old girl who lives with them as a maid.
They speak about the couple frequently flogging her mercilessly, giving her chores too severe for her young age and starving her most of the time.
There are reports that little Mma resorted to eating sand sometimes because of starvation.
This time the couple have been taken on by Human Rights Legal Initiative in Ekwulobia because of the severe hot water burns on her body.
Jane Iyke, a Facebook user shared pictures of the couple with the caption: “This case is before Human Rights Legal Initiative, Ekwulobia, Anambra State already but if you know this girl’s Mma from Awgu, Enugu State, kindly advise the family to come and pick their child before they bring her back in a corpse.
“This child is living with Mrs Ogochukwu Anichukwu from Ndikelionwu and Emmanuel Anichukwu from Enugu State as a house maid in Nanka, Anambra State.
“This girls’ offence was that she licked the milk meant for her baby, she poured hot water on her and locked her inside so that neighbours won’t see her.
“The neighbours confirmed to have seen the girl eating sand severally because of starvation, she’s now used to flogging which was why the woman used hot water this time.
“The neighbour that reported to the Human Rights Legal aid according to them entered their house unexpectedly and caught Mma trying to run inside to avoid being seen as she was vehemently warned not to allow anyone see her.”
Jane Iyke also reports that the girl has been taken by neighbours to a hospital for proper medical care.
She also gave the number of Human Right Legal Initiative as 08166603578 should anyone need to make enquiries.
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