Husband beats 4-months pregnant wife to death

Tragedy struck at the weekend in Akpawfu village
in Nkanu-East Local Government Area of Enugu state when
Ndidi Ozoemena Nwankwo was allegedly beaten to death by
her husband, Ozoemena Nwankwo at about 10.05PM of
October 17.
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command has
launched an investigation into the heinous crime describing
the suspect as an alleged serial wife beater.
According to a statement released to newsmen by Police
Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, DSP, he
said:” Close family source informed the command that the
suspect had been using his wife as punching bag.
“The suspects wife is four months pregnant. Due to the
beating she got from the husband on that fateful day which
inflicted injuries on her right leg and on her vital organs,
she was rushed to hospital.
“She was unconscious at the nearby hospital were she was
rush to and the doctors on duty confirmed her dead. The
reason for the beating is yet-to-ascertained. The suspect,
Ozemena Nwankwo has been nabbed and is helping Police
with investigation.”
Meanwhile, the deceased corpse has been deposited at the
Agbani General Hospital for autopsy.
Police Spokesperson however said that the matter will be
charged to court once investigations is concluded urging
members of the public to always avail security agencies of
information that will nip crime in the bud to cub crime in the
society.
Ends.