A 28-year-old woman, Anastasia Uche of Kurudu, Abuja has been charged before the Karu Magistrate court, Abuja for biting off a fellow woman’s nipples during an argument, Nigeria’s News Agency has reported.
The police prosecutor, Cpl. Pascal Njoku, told the court that Anastasia bit Hauwa Musa on the right breast and severed the nipple, thereby causing grievous hurt to Hauwa.
According to Njoku, the offence contravened Section 241 of the Penal Code.
The accused pleaded not guilty and her counsel, Mr Michael Ejeh, applied for bail for her.
Magistrate Christopher Oba advised both the complainant and the accused to resolve the matter amicably, saying: “Nobody benefits from trouble.’’
“I will advise that both parties in this matter should sit down and explore the possibility of resolving this matter,’’ he said.
Before adjourning the case till November 21 for hearing if both parties fail to resolve the matter, the magistrate granted bail to the accused in the sum of N50,000 and a surety in like sum.
“The surety must have a reasonable means of livelihood and a traceable address within the jurisdiction of this court,’’ he ruled.
-Culled from Information Nigeria
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