A middle age Nigerian, Godwin Idon, has beaten his wife, Mrs Marvis
Idon, to death for killing a snake inside their home in Uzebba-Iuleha,
Owan-West Local Government Area, Edo state. The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that serious quarrel ensued between the couple
after one of their sons had allegedly killed a snake in their living
room. The husband was said to have been infuriated by the action which he described as a taboo in the community. NAN
reports that after a week of quarrel, the wife in company of her
mother-in-law decided to seek the intervention of a native doctor to
know the implication of the son’s action. It was when she returned
that the husband accused her of foul-play and subsequently hit the wife
on the head with a plank during a fight before the woman collapsed and
died. The remains of the deceased, who died on the spot, had been
deposited in a morgue in Sabongidda-Ora, headquarters of the council. The
Police Area Commander, Mr David Jimwang, who confirmed the incident,
told NAN that the man has been arrested and transferred to the state
police command, Benin for further investigation.
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