Heart-breaking photos of girl whose aunt poured hot water on her body

A Twitter user has shared heartbreaking photos of a young girl in pains after her aunt/guardian poured hot water on her body, leaving her with burns.

In photos shared online, the girl is seen standing almost naked, her body covered in a white substance to ease the pain.

The assault happened on Thursday and the aunt involved is on the run.

Sharing the photos, a Twitter user wrote: “This girl was poured Hot water by her aunt/guardian this morning in Lokoja Kogi state. Very disheartening. Wen she hard the police were coming she ran away ”