Connect with us

Metro

Lagos court grants bail to man who beat up wife in children’s presence

Published




The Police in Lagos State on Wednesday arraigned one Adewole Odutemowo, 43, at an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court over alleged assault occasioning harm on his wife.

The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 26, 2021, at 2100 hours at Agility Area of Mile 12.

Perezi said that the defendant assaulted his wife, Omolade Odutemowo, and dragged her down from a chair which made her sustain serious injuries on her right toes.

MORE READING!  NSCDC arrest two suspects for forging district head's signature

“The defendant beat up his wife in the presence of their two children without minding how they felt,” he said.

According to him, the defendant was fond of coming back home late and drunk.

“On this occasion, he was not drunk. But, he returned home at odd hours which prompted the complainant (his wife) to demand his whereabouts.

MORE READING!  Customs intercept N769m contraband in Kaduna

“Out of anger, the defendant slapped this wife, dragged her out from the chair she was sitting on and started beating her,” he said.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault occasioning harm.

Magistrate O.M. Ajayi granted him bail in the sum of N100, 000 with one surety in like sum.

MORE READING!  Police neutralise two notorious bandits in Benue

Ajayi added that the surety must swear to an affidavit, stipulating the following: that he resides within the court’s jurisdiction, his address to be verified by the prosecutor, presentation of a two-year tax clearance certificate as well as provide three recent passport photographs.

The case was adjourned until March 24, 2022.

-NAN

Advertisement
Comments



Trending