An Ogun State High
Court in Abeokuta has sentenced a 26-year-old houseboy, David Idah, to death
for the murder of a retired Senior Magistrate, Mrs Olufunmilayo Timeyin.
Justice Abiodun
Akinyemi on Wednesday sentenced the accused, who hails from Benue State and
worked as a domestic aide for the late senior magistrate, to death by hanging.
The convict had
on March 28, 2014, killed the 65-year-old Timeyin at her residence in
Laderin Housing Estate, Abeokuta, by hacking her with machete before
slaughtering her about 3pm.
Idah had been
sacked by Timeyin after he was caught stealing.
He, however, returned
to the house, scaled the fence before killing the retired magistrate.
The convict was
arraigned on April 4, 2014, in Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on
one count of unlawful killing.
The offence contravened
Sections 316 and 319 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
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