Cook jailed 14 years for beating brother to death over meat theft | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

Janet beat her brother, Saviour Effiong James, to death for stealing meat at their residence in Ilupeju area at about 8:00p.m. on August 10, 2009.

The judge said: “The defendant pleaded guilty to the offence as charged and has been remorseful for the offence of manslaughter committed against Saviour Effiong. “In view of this therefore, Janet James, is hereby found guilty of manslaughter contrary to Section 317 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003, and is accordingly convicted of same.

It would be recalled that the defendant was re-arraigned before the judge in 2013 on a one-count charge of murder contrary to Section 317 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2003. She pleaded not guilty to the charge.Prosecution counsel, Mrs. Abiola Gbadamosi, had told the court that the convict killed Saviour James by beating him with a turning stick after accusing him of stealing meat from a pot of soup and then dumped his body in the premises of an insurance company in Ilupeju.

When and where did this happpen in my Ilupeju? Damn

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