Girl suffers deformed finger after family burns her over N500
The doctor said the family accused the girl of stealing N500 and subjected her to what he described as a “hellfire punishment,” burning her index finger until it became deformed.
By Mary Agbabiaka A 12-year-old girl has suffered a severe burn and permanent deformity to her index finger after a family she was staying with allegedly punished her by burning the finger over an accusation that she stole N500.“No pain compares that of a burn,” the doctor wrote, adding that it took the intervention of neighbours to rescue the girl and alert the police.
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