Teenager kills self over stepmother abuse
A 14-year-old girl, Desola Adeoye, has committed suicide in Shogunle community, in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Lagos. It was gathered that Desola, who has suffered domestic violence in the hands of her father, Sunday Adeoye, and his wife, allegedly drank insecticide to escape torture. Trouble started when Desola returned from her summer school lesson and her step-mother started threatening her, telling her that when her father returns, he would pounce on her. It was learned that Desola, who was worried by the threat, sneaked out of the house and drank the insecticide kept in the house. She was reportedly rushed to a nearby private hospital where she gave up the ghost. When her father came back, he quickly retrieved her lifeless body from the hospital, took it back home with the intention of burying her secretly. His plan was, however, thwarted by police operatives from Shogunle Divisional Police station, who were alerted by neighbours. A...