35yrs old Woman stabs neighbor to death with broken bottle for playfully Touching her

Woman identified as Stella Olowofoyekun 35 years old was on Friday, remanded in prison by a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for reportedly stabbs her neighbor to death with a broken bottle.

Omokoshaban learn that Stella who is a petty trader, is facing a count charge of murder, but pleaded not guilty of the charge, her plea was turned down.

Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghere, give the ordered that Stella the defendant be kept at the Ikoyi Prison in, Lagos, pending legal advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

Oghere, thereafter, adjourned the case till March 24.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye, had told the court that the defendant committed the offence at 11:30 p.m. at Mati Community, Snake Island, Apapa area of Lagos.

She said that the defendant had stabbed her neighbour, Mr Monday Bella, to death with a broken bottle because he was playfully touching her.

According to Olaluwoye, the deceased was touching the defendant on her waist, but she kept telling him to stop but he refused.

She told the court that the situation escalated into a serious banter, which led to the defendant picking up a broken bottle and stabbing him in the neck.

She said that other neighbours rushed the deceased to a hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.

According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Section 222 and punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 223 stipulates death penalty for the offence of murder. (NAN)

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