A jealous woman has reportedly murdered her lover of over 13 years by brutally slitting his throat while he slept, Punch reports
The woman, simply identified as Mary, allegedly committed the dastardly act on Friday and left 38-year-old Kinsgley Pereowei, in a pool of his own blood as she fled the scene. Though he screamed for help, the victim died before it arrived.
Residents in the neighbourhood noted that the couple’s relationship was marred with incessant quarrels, and Mary who runs a beer parlour in the Ajegunle area of Lagos where she lived with her deceased lover, had recently accused the victim of cheating on her with another woman.
Speaking with reporters, Kingsley’s elder sister, Linda Pereowei, explained that around 3am, her brother’s neighbour rushed to inform her about the incident.
“By the time I got there, my brother was dead. This is the 13th year that they have been dating each other. She cast a spell on my brother so that he would not be able to quit the relationship. No single child between them and they were not married.
“I want the police to ensure that she joins my brother in heaven. That is all I want.”
Mary has since been arrested by the police and the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She noted that investigation is underway and a postmortem would be carried out on the corpse of the victim.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for further investigation,” SP Badmos added.
