Man Remanded In Prison For Allegedly Beating Wife To Death

A man identified as Akinwale Akinlabi has been remanded at a correctional centre for allegedly beating his wife to death.

The prosecutor, ASP Thomas Nurudeen, had told the court that Akinlabi committed the offence at 8 a.m. on Feb. 2, at Ijaiye Ojokoro area of Lagos State.

Nurudeen had noted that the defendant and the deceased were fighting over the volume of a radio.

he further stated that the painter pushed the deceased, who hit her head on the edge of a table and died on the way to the hospital.

Nurudeen said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 222 the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

Yaba Chief Magistrate, K.B. Ayeye, who did not take the plea of the 45-year-old painter ordered that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

The defendant is charged with homicide.

Ayeye adjourned the case until July 28 for mention.