Mrs Tayelolu Solomon, a mother of three, is accused of murdering her 65-year-old husband, Felix Solomon, with a pestle in Ondo State.
The event occurred over the weekend at GRA in Ondo town, according to the state-owned daily.
The couple had a persistent issue, according to reports, and the lady had threatened to murder him.
According to the deceased’s son, Ibukun Solomon, who observed the occurrence, his mother murdered his father in his sleep following a small quarrel.
“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,” he narrated.
“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
“He became unconscious in the process and fell down from where he was sleeping. My mother used the pestle to hit my father’s head three times and he later died
“When my mother saw that my father was already unconscious, she hid the pestle at the back of our house and ran away
