A woman, Tina Idoroyen, has been arrested in Calabar for dipping the hands of her five-year-old daughter in hot water for stealing a piece fish. Idoronye, a food vendor, claimed that she prepared 19 pieces of fish for her business and went out. Idoronye then dipped her daughter’s two hands in hot water as a punishment, with the girl suffering severe burns. “The mother alleged that her 5-year-old daughter stole her fish so she dipped her hands in very hot water, that was how she reacted to the alleged stealing. “The woman has nothing: the father of the child abandoned them two years ago, she still has another 8-year-old daughter.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2022 15:44 UTC