A Muslim man was jailed for life today for stabbing his devout Christian ex-girlfriend 13 times after they split following bitter rows about him wanting their young daughter to convert to Islam.

Esther Arogundade, 32, was attacked by kitchen porter Shola Adebiyi in her own home after she began a relationship with another man.

Adebiyi also drank oven cleaner in an attempt to kill himself and phoned Esther's new lover to say he would never see her again before confessing to the killing to a friend.


Police broke into the mother-of-two's home in Salford, Greater Manchester, and found KFC worker Esther lying dead on the kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds to her back and front.



Adebiyi was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for a minimum of 20-and-a-half years after admitting killing her.


The court heard how Esther began dating Adebiyi in 2007 and that they later had a daughter now aged two but split up last year after a series of rows.

Rob Hall prosecuting said: 'These arguments were ignited by differences of opinion over the religion of their daughter - the defendant wanted her to convert from Christian to Islam, but Esther was a church goer.

'There were arguments about expenses, bills and childcare.'

Last March Esther, who also had a nine-year-old daughter living in Nigeria from a previous relationship began a friendship with another man named in court as Mr Alabi.



While visiting family in Africa Mr Alabi received a sinister phone call from Adebiyi, claiming he would be killed if he returned to the UK.


Mr Alabi told Esther about the call and she spoke to Adebiyi but he initially denied it.




Mr Hall added: 'Mr Alabi returned to the UK and the relationship took the next step and it turned into a sexual relationship.


'They spent a great deal of time talking and texting on their mobile phones - it may well be that it came to the attention of the defendant.'

On June 26, Adebiyi cleared out his locker at work at a conference centre in Manchester then left armed with a large kitchen knife and waited for Esther and their daughter to come home.

Throughout that evening there were phone calls between Mr Alabi and Esther and also a child minder who was booked for the next day.



But the following morning Adebiyi was said to have made 'frantic arrangements' to get child care for his daughter and handed her over at 9.50am along with her birth certificate and left in her push chair.

He then called Mr Alabi, who asked about the whereabouts and welfare of Esther only to be told he would never see her again.


He then called a friend and confessed he had killed Esther, claiming it had happened during a fight.

The friend went to the house and saw Adebiyi come out wearing a blood-stained t-shirt and holding a large black-handled knife.


He saw him throw the knife into nearby bushes.

In mitigation defence counsel Michael Lavery said his client had made a 'very genuine' attempt to take his own life by drinking oven cleaner.

He added: 'He took the knife to kill himself and his partner. He's lost his daughter as well as a consequence of his own actions.


'Many men and women have to endure the discovery that the husband, wife or partner is no longer content with the relationship they have. What the law cannot permit is the use of violence, which is what you used.'

Judge Andrew Gilbart QC


'It is tragic for the victim of this murder and a tragedy for the daughter and for the father too. It is his own fault, I know, but that is not going to make it easier for her.'

Passing sentence Judge Andrew Gilbart QC told Adebiyi it was not clear exactly when he had killed Esther.


He added: 'Your relationship had come to an end with frequent disagreements and rows between the two of you.

'She formed a relationship with another man. You resented it, and tried to warn him off with threats.


'She let you know that she no longer wanted to be with you and wanted to pursue a relationship with another man.

'You were most upset at that prospect. She sought friendship elsewhere, including in an affair with another man. You were understandably upset but let me be clear about this.

'Many men and women have to endure the discovery that the husband, wife or partner is no longer content with the relationship they have.


'Many are jealous or unhappy. But what the law cannot and will not permit is the use of violence, which is what you used.

'I am prepared to accept that you were very upset - and indeed distraught - at what was happening to your relationship.


'When you acted as you did you were under considerable emotional strain.'

After the case Senior Investigator Andrew Tattersall of Greater Manchester Police said: 'The biggest tragedy here is that a young girl has now been deprived of both her parents.

'Her mother was taken from her in a vengeful, violent attack and no sentence today can bring her back.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246542/Devout-Christian-murdered-Muslim-ex-boyfriend-row-converting-daughter-Islam.html

@All...This post is only reporting news as it is. It is not meant to castigate or glorify any religion. There are bad eggs in all religions...

A Muslim man was jailed for life today for stabbing his devout Christian ex-girlfriend 13 times after they split following bitter rows about him wanting their young daughter to convert to Islam.

#religionOFpeace

Adesiji77: @All...This post is only reporting news as it is. It is not meant to castigate or glorify any religion. There are bad eggs in all religions...

Of course,you are correct but religion conflict should be one of the paramount issues to consider before any relationship. Religion matters just like financial power is important.

Nigerians taking their trade to the UK.

Before now it used to be a taboo in the South-East for a son or a daughter to contemplate marrying a muslim. But these days,people are accepting anything just to be married or for sake of money cum connections.
Please, fellow christians do we patronise religious tolerance at the expense of our beliefs and teachings of the bible? These days even at the expense of our lives?
I don't get these ease at which these two religions inter-marry especially in the South-West.
But I guess you find more of christian girls marrying male muslims than the other way round.
So so sad!

Oh give me a freaking break! This is clearly a jealousy induced murder. I highly doubt a guy who dated a Christian Girl (it's not like she hid her faith), had a child with her would suddenly go crazy about his child being brought up a Christian.

UK Tabloids and sensationalism sha! All the conflicts stated in the article points to jealous. . .threatening her ex etc, nothing about religion, how then did they conclude it was about that?

The real issue here is the arrogance of some men, she probably broke up with him and he felt since he wasn't the one who did the breaking up. . .then it is not over yet. It is so sad he had to take a life to be put in the cage where he belongs.

May she RIP and God grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.

When in a relatnship it is advisable to alwez consider ur partner's religion b4 havin anyfin wit that person.

I think what the UK tabloid stated was fair enough.They argued about the religion of their daughter when they were still together and that caused their seperation.Don't tell me you don't know that most muslim guys deceive the so called christian girls that they won't bother them and the kids about going to the mosque.They later change and start dictating which religion the family should stick to.
I have no problem with that.My problem is with the girls that accepted in the first place.

Sisi_Kill: Oh give me a freaking break! This is clearly a jealousy induced murder. I highly doubt a guy who dated a Christian Girl (it's not like she hid her faith), had a child with her will suddenly go crazy about his child being brought up a Christian.

UK Tabloids and sensationalism sha! All the conflicts stated in the article points to jealous. . .threatening her ex etc, nothing about religion, how then did they conclude it was about that?

The real issue here is the arrogance of some men, she probably broke up with him and he felt since he wasn't the one who did the breaking up. . .then it is not over yet. It is so sad he had to take a life to be put in the cage where he belongs.

May she RIP and God grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Adesiji77: @All...This post is only reporting news as it is. It is not meant to castigate or glorify any religion. There are bad eggs in all religions...

The issue is even complex they are just trying to bring religion into it above all Nigerians showing their shameful act in UK.

see as religion destroyed the whole family... imagine how peaceful and lovely the world will look like without all these yama yama religion that is turning us against each other

Jah Man: I think what the UK tabloid stated was fair enough.They argued about the religion of their daughter when they were still together and that caused their seperation.Don't tell me you don't know that most muslim guys deceive the so called christian girls that they won't bother them and the kids about going to the mosque.They later change and start dictating which religion the family should stick to.
I have no problem with that.My problem is with the girls that accepted in the first place.

There is nothing you can tell me about Muslim men I don't know, so spare me.

While Religion may have come into the argument, it is NOT the driving force behind the murder. . .this was good ol jealousy, even the Judge said as much.

The tabloids just used the the religion part to grab headlines.

Adesiji77: @All...This post is only reporting news as it is. It is not meant to castigate or glorify any religion. There are bad eggs in all religions...

Why is it that the muslim are always the culprits in the kind of cases is it a must that all must convert to Islam so that they will be peace?

Some liberal persons allow their spouse do their religion but why date the Moslem man in the first place if you have known from the start that he is not liberal enough to let you do your religion?

All these people wasting their lives over religions that stay alive and keep waxing strong even when they(the extremists) are long covered underneath the sand. Is that smart? That can't be smart.

R.I.P

Na frustration from that Ecolab dishwasher cause am...

But lefam, my Naija peeps dey talented for kitchen Porter work for UK...Haba!

Enter Trafford Centre kitchen...Na Naija full kitchen

City centre eateries...Naija

The Co-Op HeadOffice for City Centre...Naija

Cheadle Hulme...Naija

Bolton...Naija

Wigan...Naija

Meanyle, na Moston or Gorton this BokoHaram dey live?

C.E:
Why is it that the muslim are always the culprits in the kind of cases is it a must that all must convert to Islam so that they will be peace?

Oh really? You are in a public forum not with your little suckling.

All these freshies and fvcking/taking one another's wives/girlfriends smh...

That guy didn't kill the chic because of religion - everyone knows how naija people get down over here...

The "new lover" probably stole the guy's girlfriend...

And the woman got served by her jealous ex...

Apparently, the daily mail isn't immune from cheap sensationalism in order to sell their paper. Like UK, Like Nigeria.

aurenflani:

Four boys fried to death after being subjected to grotesqued unclothedness around town by the Christian community of Aluu, AS Nigeria.
So much for the religion of "peace".

Was religion an issue in that incident?

C.E:
Why is it that the muslim are always the culprits in the kind of cases is it a must that all must convert to Islam so that they will be peace?

Read the story and employ your reasoning sense (if you've got one). The murder apparently had more bearing on the fact that the late lady was dating another man than the religious difference. Why did the husband not kill her before their argument about the religion their daughter would practise separated them? How come Mr Adeniyi resorted to issuing threats to Mr Alabi when it was not stated anywhere in the story that the latter was a christian attempting to influence the religion of the former's daughter? We will analyse issues better when we rid ourselves of our religion bigotry and use the sense God has given us which is common to us all.

Jah Man: I think what the UK tabloid stated was fair enough.They argued about the religion of their daughter when they were still together and that caused their seperation.Don't tell me you don't know that most muslim guys deceive the so called christian girls that they won't bother them and the kids about going to the mosque.They later change and start dictating which religion the family should stick to.
I have no problem with that.My problem is with the girls that accepted in the first place.

Same for the xtians too. They later force their wives to come to church with them. I knw some, even a very close family member is a victim.

@jahman

Just the way you think many xtian girls have been deceived into marrying Muslim men, a lot of muslim girls have married xtian men and even converted to xtianity.
Am with sisi kill on this.

Jah Man: Before now it used to be a taboo in the South-East for a son or a daughter to contemplate marrying a muslim. But these days,people are accepting anything just to be married or for sake of money cum connections.
Please, fellow christians do we patronise religious tolerance at the expense of our beliefs and teachings of the bible? These days even at the expense of our lives?
I don't get these ease at which these two religions inter-marry especially in the South-West.
But I guess you find more of christian girls marrying male muslims than the other way round.
So so sad!

Before you were born Igbos, Efiks, Ibibios, Itsekiris, etc all get married to Muslim men from both north and south. Primitive thinkers like you always hide behind such kind of happenings to try to spew your archaic views. Why don't you just grow up.