The boy’s hands were roasted by his biological mother because he took food from the pot without permission.
According to a source the injured boy, Victory lives with his father, Clement, a Keke NAPEP driver, and his biological mother, an orange seller, at number 33 Afaha Ikot Obio Nkan Street, Udo Udoma avenue in Ibesipko LGA in Akwa Ibom state.
The incident happened on Friday, October 2 after the victim, Victory went into their kitchen to get something to eat after his parents allegedly left home without giving him anything to eat.
It was learnt that the mother who later found out that the boy went into her kitchen to get food by himself allegedly lit the stove and placed his hands on the fire and inflicted serious injuries on him.
