Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly beating his six-year-old stepdaughter to death after accusing the child of witchcraft

In a statement on Friday, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Eitokpah Sunday, said the suspect, Saviour Adim, allegedly assaulted the child, Goodness Okon, after accusing her of being a witch.

The incident was reported to the command at about 8:30 a.m. on Friday by the child's mother, Itoro Udofia, Mr Eitokpah, an assistant superintendent of police, said.

The suspect is currently in police custody, while the child's remains have been deposited at a mortuary for autopsy.

The case has also been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Dep...