Woman beats step-daughter to death in Imo
for allegedly killing her stepdaughter, Veronica David.
The incident happened on Friday at Ogwuaga-Abba, in the Nwangele Local
Government Area of Imo State
A resident, Chima Egbu, narrating the incident said Prisca beat the
13-year-old to death, after which she called her husband, who also
joined in the assault and connived with her to tie a rope around her
neck to create an impression of suicide.
He said, "The man got married to Prisca after the girl's mother died.
They had always maltreated the girl. They were beating her that Friday
morning as usual when she slumped and died.
"In a bid to escape justice, the husband called John to help them to
tie a rope around the girl's neck so that people would think the girl
committed suicide.
"But neighbours, who suspected foul play, alerted the police at the
Nwangele divisional headquarters. The couple were arrested and the
corpse retrieved. The third suspect, John, was later arrested."
Ozugbo, the landlord of the deceased confirming the development to
Punch on Sunday, said he was alerted by a resident that the wife of
his security guard, Prisca, allegedly murdered her stepdaughter.
He said he contacted policemen at Nwangele, who immediately arrested
the suspects and recovered the corpse.
"My security guard called me that his daughter committed suicide and
he needed me to pay his salary in advance so he could take her corpse
to Taraba for burial. I was worried about how a 13-year-old girl would
take her own life.
"On enquiry, I was told that his wife, Prisca, hit a plank on the
girl's head and she died. A boy in the compound told me that he saw
the woman when she did it.
"I quickly involved the police and the couple were arrested. The boy
who said he saw the woman kill her stepdaughter went with them to the
police station to put it in writing. The corpse is ready for autopsy.
I will ensure that justice is served," Ozugbo said.
When contacted, the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, said he
had ordered the homicide section of the command to take over the
matter.
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