A 53-year-old woman, Patricia Philip has been remanded in prison custody by an Ijesha-tedo Magistrate’s Court Lagos, for allegedly throwing her son- in- law, Ejike Igwekile down from a two-story building.
The woman was said to have conspired with her son, Charles and two others, now at large, to commit the alleged offence.
During investigation by the police, Philip denied the allegation that she was involved in throwing her son-in-law down from the two-storey building. She told the police that it was during a scuffle that Igwekile jumped from the building and fell down.
The woman who is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and attempted murder was arraigned before Magistrate Abegunde Davis. However, when the charges against her were read, she pleaded not guilty. Magistrate Davis granted her bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She was however,remanded in prison custody pending when she fulfills her bail condition. The case was adjourned to April 11, 2013.
Narrating his ordeal, Igwekeli, who was thrown from his apartment at No 7, Rev. Adegoke Street, Canal Estate, Okota, Lagos, said his mother-law, her son with two other men, perpetrated the act on the grounds that he beats and maltreats his Wife, whom he married one year ago. Igwekeli, who hails from Okija town in Anambra State,Nigeria, said he met his wife, Nkiru, 27,in DeltaState and married her.
According to Igwekile, he married Nkiru, a year ago and was living peacefully with her until sometime this year when they had a little misunderstanding and she took their only daughter to her parent’s house at No 4, Iworo Street, Orile- Coker, after he left for hisbusiness.
He said their baby fell sick and his wife called him on the phone to bring money so that she would take the child to the hospital for treatment, but he ignored her and insisted that she should come back to the house with the baby so that he would take her to the hospital. He said his wife refused but his mother-in-law, Patricia, rather came to his house to pack her daughter’s property and also to end the marriage.
Igwekile said he resisted that she should not pack his wife’s property and immediately she contacted her son, Charles, who came with two other suspects and descended on him, beating him up merciless after which they threw him out from the two-story building of his apartment and he was badly injured. He was rushed to hospital where doctors battled to save his wife. Although he survived, he was badly injured, he broke his head and legs which he can not use to work properly as a result of injuries he sustained during the assault.
The mother-in-law however, denied the allegation that she was involved in throwing him down from the two-story building. She told the police that it was during the scuffle that Igwekile jumped from the building and fell down.
sources by vanguardngr.com
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