Tragedy struck at Ugbele Mgbidi area of Imo State when a man in his forties allegedly killed his wife with an iron rod.
Residents of the area were on Saturday, July 3, 2021, miffed when the man identified as Nnanna was about taking his wife’s corpse to an unknown destination after killing inside their apartment which led to her death.
It was alleged that the man’s wife had few days prior to the incident complained to a friend about her husband’s sudden change of attitude.
Unconfirmed sources say the man had plans to kill his four months pregnant wife , hence the woman refused to go out on a date with him.
A resident of the narrated that having committed the act, Nnnanna Emeka was about taking the corpse away when people around confronted him and he escaped, leaving the corpse behind.