A pregnant woman, who was arrested by the police in Enugu,
after pouring hot water on a neighbour, who allegedly peeped
on her while she was having her bath, has said the devil
pushed her into taking the drastic action.
The woman, Mrs. Mercy Chintua, who resides with her
husband at Akwuke, Awkunanaw in Enugu State, was arrested
after she poured hot water on the victim, one Emmanuel
Anyebe, on February 23.
It was gathered that Anyebe was about to take his own bath
when Chintua splashed the hot water on him.
The victim sustained severe injuries as a result of the incident
and is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
In her account to the police, Chintua said she took the action
in retaliation after Anyebe saw her unclothedness after
peeping on her in the bathroom.
According to her, earlier on that fateful day, as she was
taking her bath, Anyebe spied on her while trying to gain
access to the bathroom, and in the process, saw her
unclothedness.
Chintua, who said she was angered at the invasion of her
privacy, thereafter grabbed a pot of already boiled hot water
and poured the contents on Anyebe.
Anyebe reportedly lost consciousness as a result of the
excruciating pain, and was rushed to a nearly hospital for
treatment.
But Anyebe has denied peeping on the woman.
According to him, he wanted to enter the bathroom to take
his bath, only to be stopped by Chintua, who insisted on
taking her bath first.
Anyebe said he simply left after Chintua quickly went into the
bathroom to take her bath before he could do same.
He added that he went to the woman’s husband to complain
about the development, after which he proceeded to go back
to the bathroom to have his bath, when Chintua had finished
taking her bath.
It was while Anyebe was taking his bath that Chintua poured
the hot water on him.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police
Command, Ebere Amaraizu, who disclosed the development in
a statement, said Chintua has blamed her action on the devil,
even as she is helping the police in their investigations.
culled from Punch
