Man arrested for stabbing his wife to death with a kitchen knife

A 35-year-old man, Mr Kingsley Igwe, has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for the alleged murder of his 31-year-old wife with a kitchen knife.

The suspect, a native of Nise in Awka South Local Government Area of the state, but resident at Dueze Street, Otigba in 3-3 Area was said to have allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked his wife, Onyinye Obi.

Confirming the incident in a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Haruna Mohammed, said: “The suspect allegedly ran amok in circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked his wife, one Oyinye Obi, ‘f’ aged 31 years, with a kitchen knife and inflicted multiple injuries all over her body.

“The suspect was arrested at about 4 am on Thursday (today) by police operatives attached to 3-3 Police Station, Onitsha.

“Meanwhile, police detectives visited the scene and rushed the victim to Apex Hospital for medical attention, but was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.”

While saying that the corpse has been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy, he said the weapon used in perpetrating the crime was recovered and registered as an exhibit.

Mohammed added that the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Kuryas, has directed the DPO to transfer the case to State CID, Awka, for discreet investigation in order to unravel the actual cause of the incident.