Last week Wednesday, in Owutu axis of Ikorodu, Lagos State, 47-year-old Emmanuel Magbatie, an artisan, has been arrested for allegedly defiling an 18-month-old girl (names withheld). He resides in same building as the victim’s parent.
Vanguard learned that the victim was rushed to Ikorodu General Hospital by her parents for treatment and to ascertain the impact of the act on her. A day after, the victim was taken to Mirabel Centre at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, for test to help the child overcome issues that may arise after.
Confirming the act is Mrs. Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, Coordinator of Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, lamented that the mother of the victim affirmed that the perpetrator was her neighbour and facilitated the transfer of the case from the Owutu Police Station to the gender desk of the state Police Command in Ikeja last Friday to expedite action on the case.
She noted that the victim’s mother visited Mirabel Centre at LASUTH for appropriate medical assistance and to aid the judicial processes and that the Perpetrator would be detained to allow the completion of the test and issuance of result from Mirabel Centre, after which the case would be charged to court for proper judgment.
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