Priye Richman, a mother in Bayelsa got so infuriated after losing N1,500, she vented her anger on her 10-year-old daughter, cutting the girl up with a razor blade and rubbing a mix of kerosene and pepper into the wounds.

She accused her of stealing the money

She tied the girl up for the cutting process, then left her to bleed from her cuts and she fled until members of girl-child advocacy groups came upon the scene to rescue the girl

The groups, comprising Do Foundation, Izon Ladies Association (ILA), and Gender Response Initiative Team, took the girl to a hospital.

SP Asinim Butswat, the Public Relations Officer of the Bayelsa Police Command, who confirmed the incident, said the girl’s mother has been arrested and taken into police custody while investigation goes on.

Narrating her ordeal, the girl said her mother began beating her after she denied stealing the N1,500.

Meanwhile, Collins Cocodia, Chairman of Collins Cocodia Foundation (CCF), who visited the injured girl in hospital, pledged that his foundation would foot the girl’s medical bills and ensure the girl is fostered with a responsible relative to receive proper care, better care and a change of environment.