man remanded in prison for cutting off lady's finger during robbery

  A 23-year-old labourer, Isaac John, who
allegedly chopped off a finger off the hand of one Mrs
Ogochukwu Aronwu, was yesterday remanded in
prison custody by an Ikeja magistrate’s court pending
when his remand warrant will be brought to court. The defendant is facing a three count charge
bordering on robbery, infliction of wound and
attempted murder, preferred against him by the
police. Magiatrate Eniola Fabamwo ordered that he be
remanded after going through the first count charge. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Benson Emuerhi,
told the court that the defendant committed the
alleged offence on February 14, 2014 at about 7:50
p.m. He said the incident happened along Murtala
Muhammed Airport Road in Ikeja area of the state. Okoi said the defendant, while armed with a knife and
other dangerous weapons, robbed one Mrs
Ogochukwu Aronwu of her hand bag containing some
money and headtie. The prosecutor also alleged that John inflicted wound
on his victim by cutting off her left hand, adding that
the defendant with intent to kill his victim, used a
knife to cut off the fourth finger of her left hand. However, the defendant, who has no fixed address,
pleaded guilty to the charges.

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