A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death during a fight.
“Having found the extra judicial statement of the defendant, where she confessed to stabbing her husband during a fight whilst the deceased was holding a broken bottle is the truth of what really transpired. “It was also proven that at the day of incident, the deceased was said to be drunk and armed himself with a broken bottle.“On the totality of the foregoing, I must find and hold that the plea of self-defence ensures in favour of the defendant and avails her of the offence of manslaughter.My husband ‘loves dog more than me,’ woman tells court
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