Crime
Teenager remanded in prison for strangling mother in Ondo
An 18-year-old boy, Tope Momoh, has been remanded at the Ondo State Custodial Centre by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, for allegedly strangling his mother, Stella Momoh, to death.
The teenager reportedly murdered his mother during an argument in Ikakumo Akoko Community, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state, on September 6, according to the prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin.
The suspect was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Musa Al-Yunnus
on a one-count charge for murder, an offence which contravenes Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. II Law of Ondo State, 2006.
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Akintimehin told the court that during interrogation, Tope had allegedly confessed that he strangled his mother to death in the middle of the night for calling him a bastard.
Akintimehin also told the court that the cause of the sudden death of the deceased was not known, until her son claimed to be responsible.
In his ruling, Al-Yunnus ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till October 20, 2022.
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