Court Sentences Lekan Shonde To Death By Hanging For Killing His Wife! (Photos)

The Lagos State High Court on Friday sentenced Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke.

Lekan Shonde, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, was found guilty of the murder of his wife.

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Metro had reported that 51-year-old Lekan allegedly beat his wife to
death at their home in the Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State.

He
was alleged to have locked the door on the corpse and their two
children before the incident was discovered by a housekeeper and later
reported to the police.

The marriage, which was blessed with two children, aged six and four, was said to have been marred with domestic violence.

He accused Ronke of sleeping with one Kayode, the general manager of a publishing company.

Delivering
the judgement on Friday, Justice Josephine Oyefeso sentenced Lekan to
death based on the conviction that the convict killed his wife, Ronke.