By Ibe Pascal, Owerri
The trial of Tochuckwu Stanley, a 28 year-old man who allegedly defiled a 14 month old baby on Wednesday took another dimension after the he begged the presiding Magistrate for an out-of-court settlement.
Recall that Tochuckwu Stanley, a native of Umuodu, Obogwe in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo state was charged for unlawfully having canal knowledge.
Our correspondent learnt from.the court clerk, Wednesday, that the defendant’s lawyer pleaded with the presiding Magistrate for an out-of-court settlement over the matter.
The court clerk stated that the case has been since transferred to DPP.
It was also gathered that the trial has been adjourned till April 20.
Our correspondent had reported how a non governmental organization, Center For Innovative And Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI), on February 19, condemned the defilement of a 14 months old baby (name withheld) by one 28 year-old man, named Tochi Stanley at Umuodu, Obogwe in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo state.
In a video obtained by crimefacts.news, Tochi confessed that he only fingered the little baby
Narrating to Crimefacts.news CIPDI’s president ,Mr Ifeanyi Nwanuruo said the baby’s mother was cooking when the young man who is a relative asked the mother to let him hold the baby.
“The mother with all pleasure handed the baby to the man. The man carried the baby into one of the rooms in the house, he locked the door behind him, removed the baby’s clothes and fingered the baby”, Mr Ifeanyi noted.
According to him,
“one of the workers who was working in the building went to pick some items from the room and noticed the door was locked from inside and a baby was crying. The baby’s uncle forced the door open and saw the young man pants down holding the baby and his fingers inside the baby’s private part”.
