| A woman in Nigeria poured hot oil over her 10 year-old | | | | maybe the boy could have got infected and perhaps |
| son as punishment for eating too much leftovers. | | | | died." |
| According to the mother she came home from work | | | | This serious crime would not have been discovered |
| to find her 10-year-old Ebuka Ochichi had eaten too | | | | had not a concerned neighbour reported suspicious |
| much macaroni. The mother was furious and ordered | | | | activity to the police. The mother had apparently kept |
| her sister to heat up some oil. The mother then poured | | | | her son at home for 3 days and did not allow the son |
| this oil on her own son. | | | | to receive any medical treatment for his burns. |
| A neighbour reported strange happenings in the house | | | | If this crime had not been reported then the son may |
| to the police. The mother was arrested. | | | | have suffered from critical wounds or even lost his life. |
| The mother claims that she did not mean to harm her | | | | It seems shocking from a Western society viewpoint |
| child. However, tribal chief disagrees. He says "How | | | | that such a crime could occur. However, just because |
| can she say she meant no harm? She kept the boy in | | | | this crime was committed in Nigeria does not excuse |
| the house for three days without even making an | | | | the actions of the mother. It may be that such a crime |
| attempt to take him to the hospital for treatment." "If | | | | would have been committed in any Western country. |
| not that God exposed her through her neighbour, | | | | |