Man to die by hanging for killing wife
An FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Eric Chigbor, to death by hanging for killing his wife.Justice Charles Agbaza, who found Chigbor guilty of killing his wife, Jessica said the prosecution was able to prove with cogent evidence that the convict intentionally killed the deceased.
”He is accordingly convicted. Before the court pronounces sentence on the defendant, and noting the plea of the defence counsel and the response of the prosecution counsel, note that the plea of allocutus has no place here, in view of the mandatory nature of the sentence provided under the law, which the defendant is charge, having been found guilty.
“This will serve as a deterrent to others because of the rising wave of either wife or husband beating resulting to death in our society. NAN reports that the convict, who resided with his deceased wife at No 10 off Sabongari Road, Bwari Abuja took his wife’s corpse to the hospital in the early hours of Feb. 3, 2015 and told the Mortician that the deceased committed suicide by taking Sniper.The convict, a bakery worker, had admitted during examination that he used to quarrel with his wife, a Corp member at the time, but had never laid his hands on her.
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