The Lagos State Police Command for allegedly
beating her husband’s three-year-old niece, Deborah Bassey, to death, has
arrested a 21-year-old woman, Rebecca Bassey. According to police authorities, the suspect beat
up the girl because she vomited and defecated on herself. A police source told reporters on Thursday
that the incident occurred at Ijaiye Ojokoro area of the state on July
22, 2013.
He said, “The victim (Deborah) lost her mother in
2010. Early this year, Deborah’s father was evicted from his home and he
decided to send Deborah and his second child to go and stay with his brother,
Vincent, until he settles down.
“Deborah and her nine-year-old sister were living
with Vincent and his wife, Rebecca, in a one-room apartment at Powerline,
Jankara, Ijaiye Ojokoro. However, Rebecca was always maltreating the two
children.”
