A man suffering from epilepsy, Amos Christopher, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his four-year-old brother, Thyson, to death.
Amos, a 24-year-old who lives in Dobi village in Ga’anda District, Gombi Local Government Area, allegedly committed the act in one of the apartments in their home on June 19, 2023.
A statement by the Adamawa State Police Spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, added that Amos strangled his younger brother before beheading him and dismembering his body with a hoe. The accused, said to be suffering from epilepsy by family members, murdered his brother when his health condition deteriorated.
The father of the suspect, Christopher Haruna, who blamed the unfortunate incident on his son’s ill health, said, “A day before the incident on June 18, 2023, Amos had experienced a seizure and slumped. But his health condition further deteriorated with a complete change in his behaviour the following morning, when he violently attacked his mother and younger brothers who were at home with him.
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