A Katsina Custodial Centre has remanded a 20-year-old housewife, Lamratu over the death of her stepdaughter at Unguwar Shalele village, Katsina State.
It was reported that Lamratu and the victim’s mother, Zabbau, were married to one Mallam Nasiru of Unguwar Shalele village, in the Matazu Local Government Area of the state.
Lamaratu allegedly hit the baby girl with a stick on the head while the housewives were fighting.
The police prosecutor, ASP Sani Ado, testified in court on Tuesday at the Katsina Senior Magistrate Court that the seven-month-old infant suffered a serious head injury and was taken to the general hospital at Musawa, where a doctor pronounced her dead.
According to the prosecutor, Lamratu was detained after the victim’s mother reported the incident to Matazu, the divisional police headquarters.
In accordance with Section 189 of the Katsina State Penal Code Law, 2021, Lamaratu is facing trial on one count of culpable homicide.
Also mentioned in court was Zabbau’s alleged injury from the altercation.
However, Ado informed the court that the investigation was ongoing.
He begged for a different time when the case might be discussed.
The presiding Senior Magistrate, Hajiya Fadile Dikko, granted the request and adjourned the case till October 24, 2022, for mention.
