A pregnant woman identified as Mrs. Cosy Lucas has been accused of causing serious injuries to her 14-year-old maid, Peace, by scalding her with hot water in Warri, Delta State.
The incident reportedly occurred on April 5, following a mistake by the maid that caused water to splash on one of Mrs. Lucas’ children. In a distressing video, Peace tearfully recounted the incident, showing a significant burn injury on her stomach. An eye-witness who gave an account of the pregnant woman and her maid accused her of maltreatment. “She has been maltreating the maid for a very long time. Yesterday, while the maid was mixing water to bath the woman’s kids, it splashed and touched one of the kids on her arm. The woman on noticing what had happened took the kettle from Peace and asked her to take off her dress before pouring the hot water on her bare skin. This happened in Osubi area of Warri. She even made the child to go to school with the burns untreated and as a result, her uniform stuck to the injury which is on her stomach. She was in severe pains when her teacher noticed what has happened. The woman didn’t take her to the hospital for medical attention nor gave her any form of medication,” the source stated.
