BADLY HURT: The injuries on Azreenna’s hand after she dipped it into boiling water to clear her name of adultery.
Police investigating the incident, which happened in a rented house in Nyatoh Road here at about 7.30pm on Aug 30, believed the 40-something mother-in-law had also forced her 13-year-old granddaughter to dip her hand into the pot of boiling water.
The teenager was said to be forced to do so to prove what she had said about having seen the adultery was true. Both daughter-in-law, who is three months pregnant, and granddaughter suffered burns on their hands.
The mother-in-law and her granddaughter have given their statements to the police. A source close to the police said the mother-in-law had denied having committed the cruel act.
She claimed that her daughter-in-law Azreenna, 21, and her granddaughter dipped their hands into the boiling water on their own free will.
When the incident received media spotlight yesterday, it sent shock waves here. It sparked a discussion on Facebook and the news was even aired on the evening television news. The incident unfolded when the granddaughter allegedly told her grandmother of the adultery. The teenager had spent a night with Azreenna in a hotel.
It is believed the granddaughter claimed she saw Azreena talking to a man, but Azreenna denied having an affair with the man.
Azreenna’s husband, who is two years younger than his wife, was present when his mother accused his wife of adultery. It is believed he tried to stop his mother from forcing the duo to dip their hands into the boiling water, but to no avail.
- The Borneo Post
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