Father escapes death as evil son kills stepmother with pestle

A resident of Ambassador Quarters in Katsina State identified as Najib Shehu has killed his stepmother and broke his father’s leg.

The police say the incident occurred on August 18, 2022, at about 1600hrs after the culprit had a misunderstanding with the stepmother Asiya Mohammed, 60, of the same address.

The police spokesman SP Gambo Isah in a statement on Thursday said the

25-year-old suspect went into the kitchen, grabbed a pestle, and hit her several times on the head. She sustained head injuries from this and was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

He added that the suspect had in the spur of the moment also hit his father’s leg several times with the said pestle, leading to many fractures.

The suspect has been arrested and has confessed to committing the offence while the pestle has been recovered as an exhibit and an investigation is ongoing.

(ChannelsTV)