A 28-year-old woman, Mirian
Ndubuisi, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for
vicious assault on a co-tenant.
The accused, a business woman who
resides at 18, Odolowu St., Ijesha, Lagos State, is facing a two-count charge
of conspiracy and aggravated assault.
She pleaded not guilty to the charge
preferred against her.
The prosecutor, ASP Eranus Nnamonu,
told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct. 12 at their
residence.
Nnamonu said that a fight broke out
between the two tenants who had previously been at loggerheads.
He said the complainant had alleged
that the defendant’s attempt to eliminate him had resulted in the death of the
defendant’s son.
“A scuffle ensued between Ndubusi
and the complainant, one Phillip Eze, over his declaration in church while
giving a testimony that the complainant’s son death was as a result of her
intentions toward him.
“During the fight, Ndubusi bit one
of Eze’s arms and his scrotum, leaving deep lacerations there ,” Nnamonu said.
He said that the offences
contravened Sections 171 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 171 of the law prescribes
that any person who unlawfully assaults another and thereby does him harm is guilty
of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for three years.
The Magistrate, Mrs A.R. Onilogbo,
admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like
sum and adjourned the matter to Dec. 11 for mention.(NAN)
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