Woman who hit, killed husband with pestle on the run

Ondo State Police Command announced on Wednesday that they will soon be apprehending Mrs. Tayelolu Solomon, a middle-aged woman, for allegedly killing her husband, Mr. Felix Solomon.

 On Saturday at the GRA neighbourhood of Ondo town in Ondo State, Tayelolu reportedly struck her 67-year-old husband with a pestle while he was asleep.

It was learned that the couple had been dealing with a persistent crisis before the occurrence.

Ibukun Solomon, the deceased's son, who saw the incident, stated that his mother allegedly struck his father over the head with a pestle while he was asleep and fled, claiming the couple had argued earlier in the day.

He narrated, “My mother killed my father with a pestle in my presence and took to her heels. She used the pestle to hit his head when he was asleep.

“Earlier on the fateful day, a minor argument had ensued between them that resulted in a fight. After the fight, my father went to lie on the chair and my mother hit his head with the pestle.

“He became unconscious in the process and fell down from where he was sleeping. My mother used the pestle to hit my father’s head three times and he later died.

“When my mother saw that my father was already unconscious, she hid the pestle at the back of our house and ran away. I alerted some of the residents, who rushed my father to the hospital.

“But he later died. His corpse has been deposited at the morgue. My mother had three children for my father and I’m the last child.”

Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state police public relations officer for the command, verified the occurrence and stated that the suspect would be arrested shortly.

She claimed that the deceased was taken right away to the hospital, where he passed away.

“The incident happened last week when the couple had a fight but the suspect is currently at large. We are already on her trail,” the PPRO stated.

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