11-year-old boy brutally assaulted and thrown out onto the streets by stepmother in Lagos (photos)

A woman has been arrested by the police for the brutal assault on her 11-year-old stepson. She reportedly threw him out of the house into the street where he was found wandering four days later.

Boy assaulted by his stepmother

According to Chinyere Itesi, she went to the woman's house with a team of police earlier today and had her arrested. She initially resisted arrest and was on the verge of tears. Looking at the pictures, one could see that his back was full marks from the beaten he had gotten.

See photos of the Ms Itesi, the officer attending to them, suspect, and the victim, his sister and uncle at the police station below:

The woman at the police station