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21-year-old woman, Rebecca Bassey, has been arrested by the Lagos State
Police Command for allegedly beating her husband’s three-year-old
niece, Deborah Bassey, to death.
According to police authorities, the suspect beat up the girl because she vomited and defecated on herself.
A police source told PUNCH Metro 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.”

