Young black girl counts to 5 on her fingers, slow motion, shallow depth of fieldBy Mary AgbabiakaA 12-year-old girl has suffered a severe burn and permanent deformity to her index finger after a family she was staying with allegedly punished her by burning the finger over an accusation that she stole N500. The doctor said the family accused the girl of stealing N500 and subjected her to what he described as a “hellfire punishment,” burning her index finger until it became deformed. He said the girl was also forced to continue doing household chores without proper wound care, even as the injury worsened. The doctor expressed concern that the girl would have to live with the physical and emotional consequences of the abuse. “The little girl will grow up with a deformed finger constantly reminding her of how below the bare minimum adults around her fell,” he wrote.