My Mother Beaten To Death By Dad Over N2,000 – Son
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Usman Alkali Baba
by Our Correspondent
EDO: Marriage that is ordinarily for better, for worse turn sour as a middle aged husband- Christopher John, allegedly beats wife – Isoken, to death in Edo state.
The incident which occurred last Saturday, June 26th, was said to have happened as a result of N2,000 loan request that was turned down by the deceased, occurred at No. 1 Anigboro Street, off Agbontaen Street, Uselu, Benin City.
The eldest child of the deceased mother of three, Augustine, said his mother was in good health before the incident.
The 13-year-old boy explained that his father, who is a menial worker with a waste management company in Benin, always beats his mother at the slightest provocation.
Narrating the ordeal that led to his mother’s death, he said it started with a phone call from his father to the deceased requesting a loan of N2,000.
In his words; “Following the call, my father came home around 9pm and started beating her and accused her of always embarrassing him each time he requested money. After the beating, I was trying to give my mother paracetamol and water she requested when my father took the water and drug from me and threw them away.
“It was after then she went out to bathe and lie down outside. My father locked us (children) inside the room and went out to beat my mother, who was already weak, where she was lying. That was when neighbours came and rushed her to two different hospitals, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.”
A neighbour to the deceased who craved anonymity said the noise from the beating attracted her and other neighbours outside.
According to her; “On getting outside, we met the man beating his wife as usual and we tried to revive her by pouring water on her, because she was weak by then. We rushed her to two different hospitals in the neighbourhood, and both pronounced her dead on arrival.
“We invited vigilantes and they responded swiftly and got hold of the husband, who was trying to flee after committing the crime.”
The claimed that the deceased was hale and hearty before the incident as they both attended the same party earlier in the day, where she participated in serving guests.
She described the deceased as a hard working woman, who operated a fashion shop in a caravan in front of their rented room and parlour residence.
The state police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Kontongs Bello, said Christopher had been arrested and currently at the Textile Mill Police Station and would be transferred to the command headquarters for further investigation.
He said, “The man was said to have asked his wife to lend him some money she made at a burial. When she refused, he was alleged to have beaten her, which led to his wife’s death. He will be brought to the command headquarters on Monday for investigation.”
John Christopher is 45 years old, the deceased wife was 39 years old.
