Pregnant Woman Pours Hot Water On Neighbour Who Peeped At Her While Bathing

A pregnant woman, who was arrested by the
police in Enugu, after pouring hot water on a
neighbour, who allegedly peeped on her
while she was having her bath, has said the
devil pushed her into taking the drastic
action.

The woman, Mrs. Mercy Chintua, who resides
with her husband at Akwuke, Awkunanaw in
Enugu State, was arrested after she poured
hot water on the victim, one Emmanuel
Anyebe, on February 23.

It was gathered that Anyebe was about to
take his own bath when Chintua splashed the
hot water on him.
The victim sustained severe injuries as a
result of the incident and is currently
receiving treatment in hospital.
In her account to the police, Chintua said
she took the action in retaliation after Anyebe
saw her unclothedness after peeping on her
in the bathroom.

According to her, earlier on that fateful day,
as she was taking her bath, Anyebe spied on
her while trying to gain access to the
bathroom, and in the process, saw her
unclothedness.
Chintua, who said she was angered at the
invasion of her privacy, thereafter grabbed a
pot of already boiled hot water and poured
the contents on Anyebe.

Anyebe reportedly lost consciousness as a
result of the excruciating pain, and was
rushed to a nearly hospital for treatment.
But Anyebe has denied peeping on the
woman.
According to him, he wanted to enter the
bathroom to take his bath, only to be
stopped by Chintua, who insisted on taking
her bath first.

Anyebe said he simply left after Chintua
quickly went into the bathroom to take her
bath before he could do same.
He added that he went to the woman’s
husband to complain about the development,
after which he proceeded to go back to the
bathroom to have his bath, when Chintua had
finished taking her bath.

It was while Anyebe was taking his bath that
Chintua poured the hot water on him.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu
State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, who
disclosed the development in a statement,
said Chintua has blamed her action on the
devil, even as she is helping the police in
their investigations.