Husband suffering domestic violence stabbed to Death by wife

A 32-year-old-man who suffered several years of domestic violence from his wife was allegedly stabbed to death by her.

The wife, Mrs Folashade Idoko, an auxiliary nurse was accused of stabbing her husband, Lawrence Idoko to death at their residence 20, Kosoko Street, Ayetoro, Oto-Awori local government area of Ogun state.

According to The Nation, the deceased had suffered years of domestic violence from his wife but did not reveal it. The marriage produced two children who are a three-year-old boy and a year old girl.

It was confirmed by the neighbours of the couple and the Landlord that the 32-year-old Lawrence Idoko suffered several years of domestic abuse from his wife.

A source who spoke about the incidence said the domestic violence the man suffered was as a result of his wife’s jealousy and insecurity.

The deceased, Mr Idoko worked as a pipeline engineer with Greater Inspection and Industrial Services at Sango-Otta, Ogun State.

According to the source, what led to his untimely death was his week-long absence from home while on an official assignment at Ikorodu.

The source explained: “He returned and his wife accused him of having extra-marital affair.”

“She stabbed him in the leg with a sharp knife. When his three-year-old son’s cries alerted neighbours, he had already bled heavily.”

“He died about an hour after he was rushed to a nearby New Ayetoro Medical Centre.”

The suspect, Mrs Idoko, who has been arrested by policemen at Ijaniki, claimed the knife fell on her husband by accident.

One of the neighbours, Mrs Blessing Olokpobri said: “Their history of violence was known to everybody in the neighbourhood. They even fought on January 1.”

“There was a time she went to drag him and stripped him unclad from a beer parlour around here and beat up an elderly neighbour.”

She added: “There was also another time she sliced his ear lobes with a broken bottle and it had to be stitched.”

Chief Gani Akanni, the landlord of the couple who rushed the deceased to the hospital, said he had issued them a quit notice because of their frequent fights but other tenants pleaded on their behalf.

Chief Akanni, who is also the Balogun of Ayetoro, said: “There was a time I took the woman to the police station because she vandalised my property after I locked up the tenants’ rooms for defaulting in payment of Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) bills.”

“She went ahead to break the door. It was unfortunate because the husband was such a quiet and peaceful man.”

The Aunt to the deceased who considered the incidence as unfortunate said: “It was unfortunate that spousal abuse is still prevalent and that it continues to take a toll on partners, either male or female.”

“My nephew, like many men and women who die daily in violent relationships, would have been alive had they fled such deadly arrangements in the name of marriage”.

 

“We, the family, will ensure that justice is done. This is another young and promising life deliberately cut short and this wickedness will not go unpunished”.

“We would have intervened one way or the other but he hid the entire violent scenario from us. Persons suffering domestic violence should always call out for help. It was indeed a big tragedy for us.”