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| Woman bites employees ear over salary in Lagos |
An Ejigbo Magistrate court has ordered the arrest of a 38-year-old
woman, Mrs Mary Joan Adeiekwe for biting off the ear of her employee,
Nkemakolam Chinwendu (above) at her hotel in Lagos.
According to PM News, the victim Nkemakolam, a graduate of Business Administration
from the Lagos State Polythecnic LASPOTECH was recruited as a manager
in Mrs Adeiekwe's hotel located at 38 Olusesi Street in Ikotun, Lagos
some months back and was placed on a salary of N25,000.
She worked in the establishment for some months without pay and was
fired unexpectedly by her boss. She was however given a specific date to
come for her salary arrears. Nkemakolam said when she went to see her former boss for her salary, she got angry and engaged her in a fight and in the process bit off her ear.
She was taken to the Igando General Hospital with the piece of ear that
fell off but before they reached the hospital the piece of ear was
already dead and doctors said it could not be stitched back.
The matter was reported to the Ikotun Police Division and Mrs Adeiekwe
was arrested and charged with three-count charge of felony, assault and
wounding under the Criminal Code. She was however granted bail in the
sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
The matter suffered several adjournments because Adeiekwe refused to
show up for trial. When the matter came up again on Monday May 4th,
Adeiekwe did not show up and her counsel informed the court that they
want to settle the matter out of court by paying the victim N25,000
being her salary and medical bills.
The presiding magistrate, Mr M.B Folami insisted that the defendant must appear in court and explain why she won’t face trial. The matter was adjourned till 1 June, 2015.
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