Man jailed after BEATING HIS WIFE to death over S.ex
A 31-year-old man has been remanded in jail for beating his wife to death during a fight over sex.
A Chief Magistrate court in Ebute Meta, Lagos state on Friday, remanded a suspect, Godspower Johnson to Ikoyi Prison, for the next 30 days pending when the case file would be sent to the state Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
During the arraignment, the prosecutor, Inspector Oladele Adebayo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 21, 2019, at 5.30pm on Adekoye Street, Igbo-Elerin, Ishashi, where the couple lived.
He alleged that Johnson beat his wife, Deborah, aged 31, to death during a fight.
“The defendant wanted to make love to his wife. He inserted his two fingers into her private parts which didn’t go down well with the deceased. A fight ensued in the process and the defendant beat up his wife,” Adebayo said.
Reports had it that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The case has been adjourned until June 7, 2019, for mention.