One Oluwatubosun Dahunsi, who is standing trial before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, has said he didn’t know what came over him when he killed his wife, Oluwafunmilayo.
Oluwatubosun was arrested by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing his wife at Ita-Ipele in the Owo Local Government Area of the state on October 6, 2019.
The 63-year-old farmer was said to have cut his wife to death with a machete following a disagreement.
The defendant, who was arraigned on one count of murder, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Oluwatubosun, who had no legal representation, told the court that he regained his sanity after he had committed the act, insisting that he killed his wife in error and begged the court for mercy.
The police prosecutor, Mr Suleiman Abdulateef, told the court that he had filed an application for the remand of the defendant in a correctional centre pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Chief Magistrate Charity Adeyanju granted the prayer of the prosecutor and ordered the remand of the defendant in a correctional centre pending advice from the DPP.
She adjourned the case till January 13, 2020. (Punch)
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