A man from Edo State has been reportedly arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife and making it look like she committed suicide.
The Edo State Police Command has arrested an alleged wife beater, Vincent Emmanuel Omoru, over the death of his 5-months pregnant wife in Benin City, Edo State.
Mr Emmanuel Omoru, was said to be an Accountant with a private firm in Benin City.
He and his wife, Cynthia Emmanuel, 31, got married in 2019 and they were expecting their third child before the unfortunate incident occurred.
It Was Alleged that Emmanuel committed the act after his wife Cynthia, mother of his two children, accused him of having extramarital affairs.
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Talking about the unfortunate occurrence, father of the deceased, Mr Festus Agho told newsmen that his daughter, Cynthia has severally complained of her husband Emmanuel Umoru’s infidelity.
Mr Agho added that the latest was a girl identified as Tosin, a POS operator, who Mr Emmanuel Umoru had earlier introduced to his late daughter as a goddaughter but was eventually discovered to be one of his concubines.
The Accountant was alleged to have been angered when his wife Cynthia Agho went to the said POS girl’s shop opposite her husband’s office to confront her with evidence that she was sleeping with her husband.
Mr Festus Agho stated further that when his son-in-law Mr Emmanuel Umoru called and reported his daughter’s action to him, he sued for forgiveness in the overall interest of peace.
The Woman’s husband was said to have taken their two children to his mother’s custody in the heat of the quarrel.
He however expressed sadness that at about 11:56 pm on Saturday, July 16, 2022, he received a call that his daughter had hanged herself.
The suspect thereafter took photos and videos of her and sent to his mother-in-law.
Watch one of the staged suicide video below;
Video link: https://twitter.com/Hon_Freeman/status/1549468773660385280?s=19
According to a source, “The suspect was in the habit of physically abusing his wife even when she was pregnant.
He ran away after he sent the photos and videos to his mother-in-law. But he was later tracked down by the police and was taken into custody.
He is believed to have beaten her to death and staged her alleged sucide to evade arrest.
