By Akachi Precious Esobe

Yesterday, 27th September 2023, the Ondo State Police Command said it would arrest Mrs. Tayelolu Solomon for killing her 67-year-old husband, Mr. Felix Solomon.

Tayelolu, on Saturday, 23 September 2023, hit her husband with a pestle when he was sleeping in their home, in the GRA area of Ondo town in Ondo State.

It was collected, before this incident, that the couple had been having plights.

Ibukun Solomon, the son of the deceased, confirmed that his mother hit his father on the head with the pestle while he was sleeping and ran away. He also said that his parents had earlier had a misunderstanding.

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He said, “My mother killed my father with a pestle in my presence and took to her heels. She used the pestle to hit his head when he was asleep.

“Earlier on the fateful day, a minor argument had ensued between them that resulted in a fight. After the fight, my father went to lie on the chair and my mother hit his head with the pestle.

“When my mother saw that my father was already unconscious, she hid the pestle at the back of our house and ran away. I alerted some of the residents, who rushed my father to the hospital.

“But he later died. His corpse has been deposited at the morgue. My mother had three children for my father and I’m the last child.”

Mrs. Funmilay Odunlami, The state Police Public Relation Officer of the command, after confirming the incident, said the police will soon arrest the suspect, Mrs Tayelolu Solomon.

She said the deceased died in the hospital where he was rushed to.

“The incident happened last week when the couple had a fight but the suspect is currently at large. We are already on her trail,” the PPRO said.