A woman simply identified as Modupe Alasin, has died after she was mercilessly beaten by her husband in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, over lateness to farm.

According to a witness who pleaded anonymity, the woman screamed and begged for mercy as the husband flogged her repeatedly.

After a few minutes, the man ordered the woman to get water from the nearby stream but she slumped and died beside it as a result of weakness.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Police Command, SP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, saying the husband had been arrested for further investigation. (Vanguard, but headline rejigged)