Residents of Kwaku community in Kuje Area of
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were thrown
into mourning after a man, simply identified as
Sunday, allegedly beat a 19-year-old girl, Cecilia
David, to death at the village.
A witness said the incident happened around
8:45 a.m. on Monday when the man, who was
said to be the deceased’s uncle, went to her
house to beat her for refusing to wash his
clothes.
The witness added that when the man asked the
deceased why she refused to wash his clothes
as directed, the deceased said she was busy
plaiting her hair, adding that the response
annoyed the man, who started hitting her
profusely with his hands and legs.
“In the process, the girl slumped and people
started pouring water on her in order to revive
her,
before she was rushed to the hospital,’’ the
witness said.
He said the deceased, who was in Junior
Secondary School (JSS) II, was later confirmed
dead by a medical doctor at the community
health centre, saying the man was immediately
arrested by the police from Kwaku Police
Outpost and taken to Kuje divisional
headquarters.
The incident created tension in the family as the
mother of the deceased was said to have
passed out and had to be revived. It was also
learnt that the deceased was buried Friday
evening at the community.
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