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“The suspect had been suspicious of his wife’s
movement and on that very day, he came back home late in the evening and was
ironing his customers’ clothes on the floor while his wife and son were on the
bed.“His wife and son were both naked because the room was poorly ventilated.
Henry then told his wife he wanted to have sex with her but she refused.“Henry
was infuriated by her refusal and saw it as a confirmation of his suspicion. He
grabbed the pressing iron and started inflicting burns all over Mercy’s body,
including her private part, asking her to confess.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect
immediately grabbed his son and fled. However, the corpse of his son was later
found in the compound.Punch correspondent learnt that the landlord, Mr. Amao
Lateef, immediately informed the Okota Police Division and Mercy was rushed to a
nearby hospital where she has been receiving treatment.According to sources at
the Okota Police Division, the couple who have been married for two years, had a
history of fighting and on four occasions, a police report had been filed by
Mercy.Henry, who spoke to our correspondent, said he did not intend to kill his
son but only threw him on the ground.He said he had caught his father on top of
his wife twice and had only released his pent-up emotion on the day of the
incident.However, 36-year-old Mercy, who is at present writhing in pains at
Evolution Hospital, Okota, denied having sexual relations with her
father-in-law.She said, “My husband had been quarrelling with his father and had
banned me from going to see him but out of respect, I continued to get in
contact with my father-in-law.“My father-in-law had warned me not to stay with
my husband because of his behaviour but I didn’t listen.”A nurse at the hospital
described Mercy’s case as critical as she was burnt in various parts of her body
and was also stabbed.The nurse, who did not wish to be named, said, “She was
burnt on both breasts as well as her cervix and was stabbed in various parts of
her body.“She needs serious treatment or else she could have kidney problem.
Presently, she has received treatment worth N200,000 but only N30,000 has been
paid.“It will be good if the government and members of the public could come to
her aid.”The spokesperson for the state police command, Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, who
confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone, said the suspect
had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department,
Yaba.Jaiyeoba said, “On April 8, 2012, the suspect accused his wife of sleeping
with his own father and in the process, inflicting wounds on his wife and
slammed his son against the floor, killing him.“The case has been transferred to
the SCID and he will be charged with murder and attempted murder.”