Employer Refuse To Pay Salary Bit Off Employee’s Ear

Chinwendu Nkemakolam an employee who worked as an hotel manager’s ear was bitting off by her employer.

The thirty-eight year-old hotel director, Mrs Mary Joan Adeiekwe has been arrested and charged before an Ejigbo court for allegedly biting off the ear of her employee.

The manager had gone to the hotel premises located at 38, Olusesi Street, Ikotun, Lagos to collect her monthly salary as promised by Adeiekwe after she sacked.

Instead of paying her, Adeiekwe took offence, grabbed her and bit off a part of her ear.

She was bleeding profusely and had to be taken to Igando General Hospital with the piece of ear that fell off. But before they reached the hospital the piece of ear was already dead and doctors said it could not be stitched back.

It was gathered that the victim, a graduate of Business Administration from the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTHEC, was employed by Adeiekwe to manage her hotel on N25,000 salary every month.

Barely a few months after she took the job, Adeiekwe sacked her without pay but asked her to come for her salary at a specific date, which she did and ended up having a part of her ear bitten off.

The matter was reported at the Ikotun Police Division and the hotel director was arrested and charged with three-count charge of felony, assault and wounding under the Criminal Code.

She was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum but after she was released on bail, she refused to show up for trial, causing the trial to suffer several adjournments.

When the matter came up on May 4, Monday at the Ejigbo court, Adeiekwe still did not show up. The court was informed by her counsel that they want to settle the matter out of court by paying the victim N25,000 being her salary and medical bills.

The Magistrate, M.B. Folami, however insisted that the defendant must appear in court and explain why she won’t face trial.

The matter was adjourned till 1 June, 2015.

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