Woman arraigned for slapping her ex-stepmother

The defendant, Amaka Okolie, is charged with two counts of assault and willful damage.

At the hearing, the prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah, told the court that the defendant willfully tore the dress of her ex-stepmother, Mrs. Ngozi Okolie, during an argument over the complainant's refusal to leave her father's apartment.

He said the defendant wanted the complainant, who was once married to her father but still occupied a room in their house, to leave but the complainant declined.

"The defendant told the complainant that all her father's property belonged to her mother because the complainant was no longer married to her father.

"The complainant refused to leave the house, this led to an altercation and the defendant slapped her, ripped her dress and destroyed her gold necklace worth N190,000," he said.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened sections 173 and 339 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015. Okolie pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In his ruling, the chief magistrate, A.A Fashola, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety gainfully employed in Lagos with evidence of two years tax payment.

The magistrate adjourned the case till March 20 for mention.