Jealous Wife In Ogun Arrested After Tying Up 2 Year Old Stepdaughter & Locking Her In Room

A 28-year-old woman in Ogun State has been arrested for
attempted murder after she tied up her stepdaughter,
taped her mouth, and locked her in a room and left for
her place of work.

The woman, Christanah Faturoti, who works as a salesgirl
at a petrol station, committed the heinous act because she
was jealous of the preferential treatment the baby
received from her husband, Punch reports.

Sources state that the baby was discovered after people
passing by heard the baby groaning. They subsequently
alerted the police who arrived at the scene and found the
baby in critical condition. She was subsequently rushed to
the hospital.

The doctor who treated her stated that if she had remained
tied up with tape over her mouth for another two hours,
she would have died.

Faturoti, who has a child for her husband, reportedly
confessed to the crime and has been take into police
custody.

The biological mother of the baby is dealing with mental
health issues. It was as a result of her condition that the
father decided to put her in the care of the stepmother.