Husband Bathes Wife With Pepper Laden Hot Water Over Cheating Suspicion

A 27-year-old man identified as  Adeniyi Akinde, has allegedly bathed his wife, Deborah, with hot water laced with pepper, in her sleep around 12.30am in Oke Owu area of Modakeke the, Osun State where the couple resides over claims of infidelity.

The victim was said to have been rushed to hospital after the attack which , having sustained severe injuries in her face and body.

It was learnt that Deborah was visited on her hospital bed at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, by police personnel after the matter was reported at the Modakeke Police Division.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opatola, confirmed the incident.

Opatola said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Kokumo, had ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.

She stated, “We actually had a report from Oke-Owu, Modakeke, that one Adeniyi Akinde bathed a woman, Deborah Akinde, with hot water, while she was sleeping around 12.30am.

“Operatives have visited the victim in the hospital and the Commissioner of Police has directed a thorough investigation into the matter.”