The Ondo State Police Command has initiated a search for a woman, Mrs. Tayelolu Solomon, in connection with the alleged killing of her husband, Mr. Felix Solomon, in Ondo town.
Reportedly, the incident occurred on Saturday in the Government Reserved Area of the community, where Tayelolu is said to have struck her 67-year-old husband with a pestle while he was asleep. This tragic incident followed a long-standing dispute between the couple.
The son of the deceased, Ibukun Solomon, who was a witness to the event, confirmed that his mother had allegedly assaulted his father, resulting in fatal head injuries, before fleeing the scene. He also mentioned that the couple had engaged in a heated argument earlier that day.
He narrated, “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.
“He became unconscious in the process and fell 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.
“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.”
The state Police Public Relation Officer of the command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident said, the command would soon arrest the suspect. She said the deceased was quickly rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost.
“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 stated.