51-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his colleague\’s 9-year-old daughter in Lagos

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Home Violence Courtroom on Thursday, March 23, 2023, sentenced a 51-year-old utility officer, Ubregbo Parmer, to life imprisonment for defiling his feminine colleague’s 9-year-old daughter.

The convict dedicated the offence on December 10, 2019, inside his workplace in Magodo, Lagos. 

Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently confirmed the cost of defilement in opposition to the convict.

\”The proof of the respective prosecution witnesses established the elements of the offence in opposition to the defendant, who was correctly recognized by the survivor.

 The survivor gave vivid and gory account of her ordeal within the fingers of the defendant,” acknowledged the choose.

“I hereby discover him responsible as charged of the one-count cost of defilement, and he\’s hereby sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant ought to have his title registered within the sexual offence register as maintained by Lagos state.\” the choose added. 

The choose additional berated the survivor’s mom for being negligent in her care and permitting her baby to be taken away by her male colleague with out supervision.

\”The necessity for correct and good parentage cannot be undermined at this age and time the place defilement and rape are the order of the day. Dad and mom needs to be alive to their duties,” acknowledged the choose.

The state counsel, Olufunke Adegoke, introduced two witnesses and two reveals throughout the trial, whereas the defendant testified as the only witness within the case.

Ms Adegoke submitted that the survivor’s mom introduced her daughter to the workplace and left her to take care of different issues when the convict shortly eliminated her pant and had sexual activity together with her.