Lunatic arrested for killing step-sister

Police in Enugu State have arrested a man, identified as Chima Odo, suspected to be a lunatic, for allegedly killing his step-sister, Ndidiamaka Odo, in Umuaghali Amala of Udenu Local Government area of the state.

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It was gatherd that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said that the suspect also injured two other family members; his step-mother, Cordelia Odo, and another step-sister, Neriruka Odo.

Amaraizu said that the suspect and his victims were residents of Umuagali Amala in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu.

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He said, “the reason for his attack on family members is not known, but the account by witnesses indicated that he used an axe to kill the step-sister and inflict injuries on his-step mother and another step-sister”.

He stated that the suspect was being interrogated, while those injured were battling for survival at Bridget Hospital, Obollo-Afor.

The body of the deceased had been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary, he stated.