Man bathes neighbour with hot water in Port Harcourt

Man bathes neighbour with hot water in Port Harcourt

A 31-year-old woman named Blessing is in critical condition after her neighbor, identified as Ejike, allegedly scalded her with hot water in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday.

The incident occurred on Azikiwe Street, Mile 2, following an accidental encounter involving Ejike’s young son.

According to witnesses, Blessing, a hairstylist, was retrieving boiling water from an electric kettle to style a customer’s hair when Ejike’s son bumped into her, causing some of the water to spill on the ground, with a small splash hitting the boy’s leg.

While Blessing was comforting the boy, Ejike emerged from his room to inquire about the situation.

Despite the neighbors’ explanations, Ejike allegedly became enraged, grabbed the kettle, and poured its contents onto Blessing’s chest, with some of the hot water splashing onto her face.

Blessing was immediately rushed to the hospital, where she is receiving treatment for severe burns.

The source said, “As other neighbours were narrating what happened to Ejike, Blessing was still sympathizing with the little boy, he (Ejike) reached for the hot water in the kettle which was on the ground behind Blessing, came in front of the young woman’s front and poured the hot water on her breast which also splashed her face.”

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After the attack, Ejike reportedly fled, while Blessing was rushed to the Azikiwe Police Division, where she was issued a medical form and then taken to a hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, the lady’s family is demanding justice, saying the action of Ejike is condemnable.

The woman’s elder brother, Goodluck Nwankwo while speaking to newsmen said, “We want the Police to get the young man arrested. Then if he is arrested he will see what he did to my sister.

“It is not right, I have to do the necessary thing so that the Government can take over the matter. I want justice to be done.”

He added, “Due to the medical attention they gave her yesterday, she is getting better but the problem is the money they are asking is too much and I have spent much already.

“I am thinking if I have to go back to Anambra State and come back to be able to raise some money.”

It was observed that Blessing sustained severe burns on her chest due to the incident.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the man had been arrested,

Iringe-koko, a Superintendent of Police, stated, “Yes I’m aware and the man has been arrested, The police have issued the woman a medical form and she is receiving treatment.”

Man bathes neighbour with hot water in Port Harcourt