Husband Beats Wife To Death For Killing A Snake In Edo State “ It’s A Taboo ” – Suspect Claims

A Nigerian man identified as Godwin Idon is
cooling off in police detention
after he allegedly beat his wife to death in a
rural area of Edo state after his
son killed a snake in their living room.
NAN reports that serious quarrel ensued
between the couple after one of their
sons had allegedly killed a snake in their living
room.
The husband was said to have been infuriated
by the action which he
described as a taboo in the community.
After a week of quarrel, the wife in company of
her mother-in-law decided to
seek the intervention of a native doctor to know
the implication of the son’s
action.
It was when she returned that the husband
accused her of foul-play and
subsequently hit the wife on the head with a
plank during a fight before the
woman collapsed and died.
The remains of the deceased, who died on the
spot, had been deposited in a
morgue in Sabongidda-Ora, headquarters of
the council.
The Police Area Commander, Mr David
Jimwang, who confirmed the incident,
told NAN that the man has been arrested and
transferred to the state police
command, Benin for further investigation.
[Source: News Agency Of Nigeria]