Cape Times

Mental evaluation for ‘killer’ mom

- |

LAGOS: A Nigerian magistrate’s court has ordered a mother from Lagos to undergo psychiatri­c evaluation after she allegedly murdered her 21-month-old daughter.

According to reports, Olufunmilo­la Adisa will be evaluated at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital to determine her mental health.

Adisa, 22, was arrested on May 11 after she allegedly drowned her daughter in a bucket of water at her Gowon Estate home. She said she felt no regret for her actions as she was desperate, and that afterwards she handed herself over to police.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from South Africa