Tragic: Jealous Wife of Native Doctor Pours Acid on a Mother

A jealous wife of native doctor has bathed a mother of one with acid because she thought the woman was having an affair with her husband.

According to Vanguard, a 31-year-old woman identified as Marbel Mark, from Edo State but married to a Delta State indegene, has petitioned Edo State Police Command, urging investigation into the acid bath she suffered in the hands of some persons at large.

The unfortunate incident happened in October 2015, when the victim, based in Spain, with her 7-year-old daughter, visited Nigeria.

In the course of visiting, she decided to engage the services of a native doctor at Sakpoba Road, Benin City.

Doing business with the native doctor, the wife of the native doctor became apprehensive of her constant visits to her husband and accused Marbel of having an affair with her husband but Marbel refuted the allegation vehemently, explaining that the relationship between her and the husband was purely business.

According to the victim, the native doctor’s wife feared she was out to lure her husband and take him with her back to Spain. The native doctor’s wife managed to get a hold of Marbel’s husband phone number in Spain and called him to report the matter to him.

It was also gathered that the incident caused problems between Marbel and her husband.

However, tragedy struck when Marbel went to the salon to fix her hair, as some people stormed the salon and bathed her with acid. The incident caused pandemonium as people ran helter-skelter, which gave the suspects opportunity to escape.

Marbel was quickly rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for treatment before she was flown back to Spain for surgery. It was amid this tragedy that the victim was said to have sued her husband for divorce, which was said to have been granted by a court in Spain.
In a telephone interview with Marbel, she said:

” I have spent so much hospital bills to save my life due to the wickedness of somebody. I have petitioned the state Police Command through my lawyer. I am only appealing for justice. The police must apprehend the person that bathed me with acid and those that sent them. I have spent all I have on hospital bills so I cannot equally be denied justice in Nigeria.

”I only came on holiday but look at what I got in return. I need the prayers and help of everyone, particularly the police so that those behind this will be apprehended. I am in pains and those behind this should not go unpunished. And I appeal that the investigation should be accelerated because justice delayed is justice denied. Life has become so frustrating but I thank God for his mercies”

The Edo state police command have invited the said native doctor’s wife for interrogations. Meanwhile Spokesman for the state Police Command, Abiodun Osifo, has called on anyone with useful information to come forward.

He said: ”We appeal to members of the public to help us with useful information because, without information, the police can do little or nothing. This is a crime against God and humanity and we must not condone it. How can somebody bath a fellow human being with acid? Even if the person is your enemy, does that make sense? Such people must face the law no matter where they are hiding. You cannot run forever. I believe the police will uncover the suspects and bring them to justice.”

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