Man allegedly kills wife in Edo
A middle-aged man identified only as TJ has reportedly murdered his wife, Queen, in Edo State. It was gathered that the incident happened last Tuesday in Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The man was alleged to have killed his wife at night with an axe and absconded […]
A middle-aged man identified only as TJ has reportedly murdered his wife, Queen, in Edo State.
It was gathered that the incident happened last Tuesday in Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
The man was alleged to have killed his wife at night with an axe and absconded after committing the crime.
A source told Daily Trust that the suspect, who hails from the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state but resides in Auchi, celebrated the birthday of his two-year-old son alongside his wife just before the unfortunate incident.
He said there was no inkling indicating that there had been a misunderstanding between the couple before the killing.
He said, “On Monday night, we went to sleep, but the man and his wife were not seen by neighbours at dawn, who thought the couple might still be enjoying their sleep.”
“But later, only their two-year-old boy came out of the room with a bloodstain on his body.”
He said the bloodstain attracted neighbours to the boy, but they discovered no injury on him, adding that his mother did not answer after repeated calls.
“People then went into the room only to discover the lifeless body of the woman in a pool of blood with her throat slit, while the husband was nowhere to be found,” the source added.
He said it was later learned that the husband absconded to an unknown destination after killing her.
He said the matter was reported to the police in Auchi, who had begun a manhunt for the suspect.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the police in the state, CSP Moses Yamu, said the suspect has since been arrested by the command.
He said he has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID).