A woman, Chinelo Udogu has beaten her three-year-old child to death.
Report has it that Udogu’s action was out of anger and that on discovering that the baby has given up the ghost, she allegedly put her dead body in a bag and threw her in a bush.
In a video making round on social media, the woman was arrested by some persons residing in Amikwo, Anambra State, where she’s trying to throw away the baby in a nearby bush.
The Anambra State Police Command while confirming the news, said that the culprit has been apprehended.
The spokesperson of the police in the state, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the tragic incident, cautioned members of the public against anger.
He said: “On the incident about a woman, Chinelo Udogu, who allegedly flogged a three-year-old child to death and dumped her body in a bush at Amikwo, Awka, she has been arrested and the victim’s body recovered.
“The lesson for us to learn is that we should be cautious when angry and desist from going physical when correcting our children.
“Meanwhile the case has been transferred to state CID for a discretion investigations Further development shall be communicated.”