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Lagos Police Spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin
By DEBORAH AKPEDE
The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 23-year-old man for prosecution for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death.
The command?s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
He said that the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 p.m. at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of the state.
Hundeyin said that a neighbour reported the incident at Isheri-Osun Police Divisional Station.
?The neighbour said that he saw the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room for a reason yet to be determined.
?He said few minutes later, the suspect screamed for help and getting to his apartment, he met his girlfriend lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on her body.
?The girl was immediately rushed to the hospital in Ijegun, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,? Hundeyin said.
The spokesperson said detectives were immediately dispatched to the alleged murder scene as well as the hospital where the corpse was inspected and photographed.
The image maker said that the corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Yaba for autopsy while the suspect had been detained for questioning, adding that investigation was in progress. (NAN)
