Pregnant woman stabs husband to death

A 29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, who allegedly killed her 35-year-old husband, Abuchi Akunne, with a kitchen knife over a lottery ticket of Premier Lotto Ltd also known as “Baba Ijebu”, was yesterday brought before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos.Onyinyechi is facing a charge of murder which contravenes Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. She, however, denied the charge.The State Prosecutor, Mrs C.K Tuiyi-Carena, told the court that the accused alleg­edly committed the offence on March 28, 2015, at her resi­dence located at No. 85, Idimu Road, Ejigbo, a suburb of Lagos.She said, “On the day of the alleged murder, Onyinyechi was preparing a meal while Abuchi was sitting on a chair in their home looking at his ”˜Baba Ijebu’ lottery tickets.“Angered by her husband’s action, Onyinyechi scolded him for his love for gambling and a fight ensued between them.“She took the kitchen knife she was using to cut vegetables and stabbed her husband fa­tally in the chest.“The stabbing inflicted a deep cut in Abuchi’s chest which led to excessive blood loss and his eventual death.“The victim died before he could be taken to hospital by Onyinyechi and concerned neighbours.”The accused was pregnant when the offence was commit­ted. She, however, gave birth to a baby girl while in custody at the Kirikiri Prisons. Onyinye­chi was in court on Monday with the baby.Counsel to the accused, Mr.  Q.U. Ogudu, told the court that the accused had opted for a plea bargain. He said, “My Lord, we have applied for a plea bargain agreement which the state is not objecting to.”(BreakingTimes).