A 25-year-old food vendor, Kelechi Ugwu, who allegedly hit her neighbour with a stick on the scrotum during a fight over noise disturbance, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court.
The accused, who was charged with assault, pleaded not guilty to the offence.
The Prosecutor, ASP Fidelis Dike, said Ugwu committed the offence on May 12, at 7 p.m. at the General Paint Area, Ajiwe Ajah, Lagos.
He said that the accused hit her neighbour, Emeka Igwe, with a stick on the scrotrum causing him serious injury during a fight over noise disturbance.
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“The accused claimed that her neighbour was making noise in front of her room with some of his friends which led to a fight between them.
“She hit Igwe with a stick on his scrotum,” he said.
The offence contravened Section 245 of the Criminal…
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