By: Problyn J. Alpha

A man identified as Mouray Koroma of  Resettlement Community in Koidu City has set ablaze both of the hands of his biological six years old son Jimisa Koroma for stealing chicken from his meal (Finger plasas).

 This was disclosed to this medium by the information officer of the Tankoro Police divisional headquarters in Koidu city Komba Sorie.

According to him on the 20th of September this year Kadie Koroma the Mother of Jimisa Koroma arrived at the police station and reported that her husband Mouray Koroma of the same address has set ablaze the two hands of their son for allegedly stealing a chicken from his meal.

 The information officer attached to the Tankoro Police divisional headquarters in Koidu City Kono District pointed out that the complainant whilst coming to the police station brought along the boy whose hands where set ablaze by his own biological father noting owing to the seriousness of the burning a medical form was issued by the family support unit line Manger of the aforementioned police division deputy superintendent Denis Sahr Gborie and the victim has been hospitalized at the Koidu Government Hospital responding to treatment whilst the father Mouray Koroma is in Police custody for investigation.

Police sources say the father in question will be possibly charged for assault and cruelty to child which is strongly against the Child Rights Act.

Whilst assuring all and sundry that the police was going to professionally investigate the said matter.

Komba Sorie maintained that although the District is relatively peaceful but the few reported violence cases are most times perpetrated owing to the high consummation of alcohol and other drugs by people especially the youths.

He appealed to all to be law abiding as the law and not the individual is supreme

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