{"id":163456,"date":"2025-05-21T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/woman-lands-in-court-for-stabbing-boyfriend-with-knife"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:25:49","slug":"woman-lands-in-court-for-stabbing-boyfriend-with-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/woman-lands-in-court-for-stabbing-boyfriend-with-knife","title":{"rendered":"Woman lands in court for stabbing boyfriend with knife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A 23-year-old woman, Abigail Victor, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Kaduna Magistrate\u2019s Court for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Abigail, a resident of Ungwan Sunday, Kaduna, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and causing injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on May 17 at Sabon Tasha, Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Leo said Abigail conspired with two others at large to beat her boyfriend, Dominic James, and also stab him with a knife in his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>He said the defendant, who had a misunderstanding with the complainant, accused him of cheating on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the process, she called two of her friends who came to the complainant\u2019s house, beat him up and stabbed him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took the intervention of neighbours who came to the aid of the complainant and rushed him to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe offences contravene Sections 58 and 284 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 58 attracts a one-year prison term if found guilty, while Section 284 attracts a prison term of not less than five years if found guilty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Abigail pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.<\/p>\n<p>He said the surety must be a blood relation to the defendant and must present three years tax clearance by the Kaduna State Government.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel adjourned the case until June 17 for hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A 23-year-old woman, Abigail Victor, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Kaduna Magistrate\u2019s Court for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend with a knife. Abigail, a resident of Ungwan Sunday, Kaduna, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and causing injury. 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