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A man, James Uguru has beaten his wife Jacinta, to death over adultery. The incident happened over the weekend at Ndubia Inyimaegu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, ASP George Okafor, revealed that the suspect had angrily beaten his wife to stupor when the deceased stopped him from chasing after her alleged lover boy.
James Uguru (based in Lagos) was said to have become suspicious of the wife’s alleged promiscuity following rumors making the rounds on the matter in the community whenever he visits home to see his family. Trouble started when the couple while discussing in the sitting room and suddenly a phone started ringing in their bedroom. The husband made to go for the phone, his wife held his waist, preventing him from moving.
As he was being prevented from entering the bedroom, the wife’s alleged lover ran out from the bedroom. His wife’s insistence that he should not chase after the man made him vent his anger on her. A source said: “He started punching the woman, who eventually collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where she was confirmed dead.”
The suspect, while in Lagos, had been suspecting the wife of having an extra-marital affair with the said lover before the ugly episode. According the police spokesman, the suspect has been arrested as efforts were on to arrest the said lover boy.
