GRAPHIC: Jealous Mother of 3 Slashes Husband’s Lover’s Breast with Razor Blade

Tina Promise, a mother of three, including a three-month-old baby, has been accused of slashing her rival’s face and breast with a razor blade.

According to the police, 28-year-old Tina, suspected that her lover (unnamed) was also dating a cleaner ‎at Eko Hotel named Esther Onogwu.

It was gathered that on Monday, at about 9:20pm on a street on Victoria Island, Lagos, Tina, accosted Onogwu, 22, due to the suspicion that her lover was in Onogwu’s home. She attacked her with the blade, Vanguard reports.

She was arraigned on Wednesday before Magistrate A. F. Botoku of an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a one-count charge of unlawful assault.

Francesca Job, the prosecutor told the court that the defendant committed the alleged evil act on February 6, 2017, at about 9:20pm.

”On the day of the incident the victim was on her way home after close of work when the defendant approached her and demanded for the key to her room. Onogwu asked who the defendant was and why she needed the key to her house, but ‎the defendant suddenly brought out a razor blade and started cutting her on her head and left breast.

She then tried to leave but passersby apprehended her and asked her to take the victim to the hospital for treatment, but she refused, saying she didn’t have money to pay for the treatment,” Job narrated.

Job added that the passersby took Onogwu to the Bar Beach Police Station from where she was taken to a hospital for quick medical attention.

According to the prosecutor the alleged offence was punishable under Section 244 (a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Tina denied the charge and was granted N200,000 bail with one surety in the like sum.

The case was adjourned till the 1st of March, 2017.