According to the judge, the defendant showed no remorse during the proceedings.
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The wife’s brother, Ifeanyi, also died from severe burns sustained, though he did not die immediately. Further evidence showed that the second deceased person, Ifeanyi, told his neighbour how the defendant set them on fire before he later died.Mrs Durueke mentioned that the husband and wife had reconciled their quarrel before she travelled abroad, but the wife did not know that her husband was still upset.
“She later gathered money, bought land in Abule-Ado, and built the house. Afterwards, she got a student visa to study in Scotland, which allowed her to bring her family, including her four children and her husband.”
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