Boy Stabs Father In The Eye Over Christmas Clothes
threw decorum to the wind yesterday, when he
stabbed his father in the right eye for failing to buy
him Christmas clothes.
Leadership reports that the boy, a Senior Secondary
School (SSS3) student, who was identified simply as
Ikechi, was said to have held his father, Anthony,
hostage for some minutes in their apartment on
Arowojobe Street, Osodi, before committingthe
dastardly act, because the man failed to buy him
Christmas clothes.
According to family members, Anthony was said to
have explained to Ikechi that he had only "small
money" which barely paid for the Christmas clothes
of his three siblings, but all appeals made by his
father fell on deaf ears.
Ikechi's cousin, Ukachukwu, revealed that Ikechi was
so livid that he quarrelled with his father through the
night, insisting that he must get his Christmas
clothes, because he wanted to wear it to the birthday
of a friend at one of the beaches along the Victoria
Island-Epe Expressway, on Sunday.
According to Ukachukwu, when Anthony, who works
as a guard in a hotel, wanted to leave for work, his
son would not let him leave.
"He accused his father of hating him and, fed up with
his complaints, the man got his belt and began to flog
the boy.
"As his father continued flogging him, Ikechi reached
for a knife and stabbed him straight in the eye. Upon
seeing the horror of his deed, Ikechi took his heels.
"When I wanted to run off to the police station to
report the issue to the police, his mother begged me
not to, as it will 'involve more expenses."
Anthony, who was rushed to the hospital right away
is under intensive care, while family members are
praying for him to see properly with the eye again.
"But I doubt if he will still see with that eye again,"
Ukachukwu said.
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