Benin – A High Court sitting
in Abudu in the
Orhionmwon Local
Government Area of Edo on
Thursday sentenced one
Sunday Ilawe to death by
hanging for stabbing his
neighbour, Blessing Ehigie,
to death.

Ilawe who stabbed Ehigie
with a knife on Oct. 13, 2004
at Egua-Evbu Village had
earlier pleaded not guilty to
the one-count charge of
murder.

The Judge, Justice Uro
Erameh, convicted Ilawe,
after the five witnesses called
by the Prosecution Counsel,
Mrs Stella Okojie, proved their
case against the convict as
required by law.

The judge found the convict
guilty of stabbing Ehigie in
the neck and stomach which
led to his death.

He also held that the convict
was arrested at the scene of
crime while still holding the
knife he used in committing
the offence.

Erameh emphasised that
Ilawe also made confessional
statement to the police,
adding that the statement
alone was enough to send
the convict to the gallows.

He said that the defence
counsel failed to prove that
the convict had mental
problem before committing
the murder. (NAN)

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;-( the law Have spoken. Journey mercy to the land of the dead