Mother Punishes 5-year-old Daughter By Putting Her Hands in Hot Water For Stealing Fish in Cross River (Photo)

 

A mother who forced her 5-year-old daughter's hands inside hot water has been arrested.

 

The mother-of-two punished the daughter for stealing her fish.

 

The woman has been identified as Tina Idoroyen. She lives with her daughters at N02, Gregory Street, Ikot Ansa community in Calabar Municipal Local Council of Cross River State.

  

Idoroyen, a food vendor, reportedly prepared 19 pieces of fish for her business and went out but met only one piece of fish when she returned.

 

She discovered that her 5-year-old daughter ate the fish so she punished her by dipping her hands in hot water, Guardian reports.

 

Counsel to Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in charge of the child’s case, Mr. James Ibor, alleged that the mother admitted that the little girl had not eaten before stealing the fish.

 

He said: "The mother alleged that her five-year-old daughter stole her fish, so she dipped her hands in a very hot water, that was how she reacted to the alleged stealing.

  

Mr Ibor said the matter has not been reported to the police because the child needs the support and care of her mother while in the hospital receiving treatment.

 

Ibor, who assured that the perpetrator will soon be handed over to the police for prosecution, explained that the child has been moved from a private hospital to the General Hospital in Calabar, where a specialist is handling her treatment.

 

He said: "A crime has been committed and of course, the police will have to be notified.