Tuesday, June 18, 2024 –A man hacked his wife to death over suspicion she was having an affair with another man in their community in Ogun State.
Matthew James killed his 55-year-old wife,
Etim Mary, in their home in Idekan Farm Settlement in the Ijebu-Ode area of the
state.
The incident took place around 8:00 p.m. on
Sunday, June 16.
According to the eyewitness, the
suspect claimed he and the deceased woman had a “blood covenant” not to betray
each other.
“They had a blood covenant that they would not
leave each other. He suspected the wife was having an extramarital affair. The
woman had been married before she met James. He married her when the woman was
already ageing. She had grown up with children before James married her.
“James is claiming they both had a
blood covenant not to leave each other for any reason. He just returned one
morning with a machete and hacked the woman to death. He didn’t run away after
committing the crime. He just stood beside her after.”
The spokesperson for the state police
command, Omolola Odutola, commenting on the incident, stated that the wife was
pronounced dead by the attending doctor after being rushed to the hospital by
other residents.
She said, “She was found lying in the
pool of her blood just in front of the house about 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. She had
deep cuts on her forehead, shoulders, and other parts of her body. The husband
was found with the blood-soaked machete he was believed to have used to commit
the crime.
“The body was taken to a general
hospital in Ijebu-Igbo, where she was certified dead by a doctor on duty. Her
corpse has been deposited at the Alayangbe Private Mortuary in Oke-Agbo,
Ijebu-Igbo, for the autopsy.
“We will move the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abeokuta as soon as the preliminary investigation is concluded.”
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