6-Year-Old Boy Abused By His Guardians Hospitalised

A 6-year-old boy known as Emmanuel, who was suspected to be a victim of child abuse and ill-treatment, has been hospitalised in Ondo state.

The young boy landed at the medical care unit of State Specialist hospital in Akure some days ago along with his belly severely perforated and intestines reaped out.

In line with his guardians, Monday and Angela, a couple at Ibukunoluwa area of Oke-Ijebu, Akure in Ondo state; they claimed the little boy was a victim of a terrible domestic accident, but Mercy-Babs news gathered that the little boy sustained the life-and-death wound as a result of abuse and maltreatment.

Also, there were obvious indications that Emmanuel was severely whipped as blood-laden marks overwhelmed his body.

“He terribly fell down from somewhere and his belly got torn”, the couple claimed.

Confirming the incident, officials from the children affairs department of the Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs said the matter had been referred to the police for investigation.

Source:https://aderonkebamidele.com/6-year-old-boy-abused-by-his-guardians-hospitalised/