A United Kingdom-based Nigerian nurse, Esther Egbon, has been brutally murdered by her estranged husband, Igie Erabor.

 

The 30-year-old NHS nurse was found dead in her BMW two hours before the body of her ex, 36, was found, Walthamstow Coroner’s Court was told.

 

The estranged Nigerian-born couple who have four children aged 10, eight, six, and three, were each found with horrific slash wounds to their necks in Dagenham, east London, on Saturday August 8 last year.

 

Separate inquests into their deaths were held at Walthamstow Coroner’s Court on Monday.

 

It is thought Erabor murdered the mum-of-four before taking the lift to the top of the tallest building nearby in a bid to kill himself.

 

But, with no access to the roof, it was suggested, he slit his own throat before being found in a pool of blood in the bin-chute room on the 16th floor.

 

Detective Constable Laurence Dight told the inquest: “I believe the logical and reasonable conclusion of mine, based on my information, is that he caused his own death after unfortunately and tragically taking Miss Egbon’s life earlier on.

 

“Police ruled that the incident was an isolated domestic murder suicide.”

 

Miss Egbon worked at King George Hospital in Ilford where she was treating coronavirus patients after her gastroenterology ward was converted to help deal with the pandemic. She was described by loved ones as a bold and beautiful’ character.

 

Ms Egbon’s family described her as an “extraordinary, kind and friendly” woman who “refused to be scared of Coronavirus” when her ward began to treat Covid patients.

 

The day before the tragedy, Miss Egbon looked for articles related to her ex’s fitness as a parent and to have access to the children, evidence from the police investigation suggests.

 

Search history on her device suggests she researched ‘what rights does my ex have with regards to our children’ and ‘ten factors used to determine if a parent is unfit for custody in 2020.’