For Attempting to Terminate Relationship
By Mohammed Sheriff, Bomi County Correspondent
A man believed to be in his late 30s identified as Momo Kanneh allegedly poured acid on his fiancée in Bomi County. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred in Lowa town, Klay District, on early morning of January 30, 2024.
Explaining her ordeal to reporters at the Liberian Government Hospital in Tubmanburg, the victim, Watta Sheriff, 27-year-old, said she and the alleged perpetrator have been living together for over five years but noted that he has always been treating her in a dehumanizing manner.
Lying of the hospital bed with her near disfigured face and parts of her breast, Watta further reveals that as the result of his maltreatment toward her, she could no longer continue the relationship. According to her, when she told the perpetrator, he was upset.
Watta said while in her room on the early morning hours of Tuesday, the alleged perpetrator directly went into the room she was sleeping, after they had separated and allegedly poured the acid on her entire body.
The victim says she clearly recognized the perpetrator, adding that it was her ex-lover. She is calling on the government the medium to call on the government of Liberia to ensure justice is accorded her.
Watta, who spoke from her sick bed, has made a passionate plea to humanitarian organizations, and the Government of Liberia to come to her aid.
According to her, since the evening before the acid attack on her, she has been experiencing excruciating pains from both her chest and stomach. She the pain is totally unbearable.
Meanwhile, the alleged perpetrator is reported to be on the run while police has intensified a thorough search in the County.
The latest situation in the County has been greeted with several condemnations from citizens, Human rights groups, and Civil Society Organizations.
The citizens and groups used the occasion to call on the Ministry of Gender and the Liberia National Police to double up their search and ensure that justice is served to the victim.
