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A 14-year-old teenager, Prince Odum, has died after his mom reportedly set him ablaze for stealing his neighbour’s MP3 participant.
Odum was learnt to have died on Tuesday, June 26, on the University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, the place he was referred to from the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.
It was gathered that the bereaved mom recognized as Chinyere has a historical past of brutally reprimanding the boy who's her solely son.
As acknowledged by witnesses, the mom had on the day of the supposed theft, tied him up, doused him with kerosene, earlier than setting him on fireplace in Amuzukwu Ibeku, Abia State.
It was additional learnt that the deceased baby had earlier than his dying, pleaded that his mom be launched from police custody as a result of he actually stole the MP3 participant.
Chinyere remains to be being detained by the police.