Woman dies after row with husband

Woman dies after row with husband

OWERRI—Tragedy struck, weekend, at the sleepy rural Umuagbadagwo, Ikwuano Obodoukwu, Ideato North Local Government Area, following the reported killing of Mrs Emilia Ebedo by her husband over alleged infidelity and extravagance on the part of the man.

It was not clear at press time what the husband, 50, allegedly used on the woman, but Vanguard was told that the businesswoman bled profusely and was eventually pronounced dead in a hospital in the area.

Vanguard  SOURCES overheard some sympathizers saying the six-year-old marriage between the deceased and her husband never knew peace.

The sympathizers claimed that following alleged sexual escapades of her husband, Emilia denied her husband sex over fears of contracting sexually-transmitted diseases.

A woman, who sought anonymity, confirmed that the deceased decided to starve her husband of sex until he submitted himself for a thorough medical check.

Another reason proffered by the women was that the deceased was cautious about giving money to her husband, who she allegedly accused of being very extravagant.

It was also gathered that the position of the deceased on the two issues did not go down well with her husband.

Another villager claimed that the deceased single-handedly built the house they were living in, even as he wondered why the quarrel should degenerate to the point of spilling blood.

Although the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, could not be reached before press time, a policeman in Ideato North Divisional Police Headquarters, however, confirmed that the suspect was cooling his heels in their custody.

He said: “The suspect is cooling his heels in our custody. Police have commenced investigation into the incident and if the man is found culpable, he would be made to face the full weight of the law.”