A 33-year-old trader, Onome Godfrey, has appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate's Court for allegedly biting off the tip of a woman’s ear.
The police charged Godfrey, who lives at No. 2, Ifedore Street, Yamco Ayobo, Lagos, with two counts of breach of peace and assault.
She pleaded not guilty.
The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Benson Emuerhi, told the court that Godfrey committed the offence on September 17, at 9:00 am at her residence.
Emuerhi alleged that the defendant bit off part of the complainant, Cordelia Chiwuoba’s ear during an altercation.
He said the incident caused the complainant permanent injury.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 168 and 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Section 173 stipulates a three-year jail term for offenders.
Chief Magistrate J. A. Adegun admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Adegun adjourned the case until November 10 for mention.
