Woman arraigned over assault on teenage housekeeper

A 38-year-old trader, Iyabo Lawal, who allegedly beat her teenage housemaid “to a pulp”, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court. Lawal, who resides at 91, Olonade St, Alagomeji, Yaba, is facing a charge of assault occasioning harm. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The police prosecutor, Inspector Benson Emuerhi, told […]

A 38-year-old trader, Iyabo Lawal, who allegedly beat her teenage housemaid “to a pulp”, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court.

Lawal, who resides at 91, Olonade St, Alagomeji, Yaba, is facing a charge of assault occasioning harm. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Benson Emuerhi, told the court that the defendant, on May 11 at her residence, beat 13-year-old Loclat Kehinde and inflicted serious injuries on her legs.

“The victim was brought to Lagos from Cotonou, Republic of Benin to work as a housemaid at the suspect’s house. Lawal usually beat the housekeeper and inflict injuries on her whenever she does something wrong in the house. The suspect beat her to a pulp and inflicted injuries on her for not waking up on time to do house chores,’’ Emuerhi said.

The chief magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat, granted Lawal a N20,000 bail, with two sureties in like sum. 

Sule-Amzat adjourned the case till July 3, 2018 for hearing.