Man beats pregnant wife to coma
….goes to the hospital to remove oxygen mask
A man who was identified as Anthony Ikpeama, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police for beating his pregnant wife to death. Based on reports he beat his wife, Adaeze Ikpeama, into coma and went to Doyen Hospital, Ajah where she was taken to remove her oxygen mask which resulted in her untimely demise.
The deceased was six months pregnant before she was heavily beaten by her husband which resulted in some complications and she was rushed to the hospital. Prior to this, there were reports that late Adaeze was subjected to a lot of domestic violence. She was a mother of two, lawyer and member of Nigerian Bar Association. However, her husband went to the hospital where she was admitted and took off the oxygen mask as she was in a coma.
The suspect who was charged for constant assault on the deceased has been arrested by the Lagos State Police.
“So that people won’t mock me” is one of the reasons some people endure toxic marriages till they die in it our correspondent gathered.
Some residents in her neighbourhood noted that women who forget that those who fear being mocked may be mourned later.
“This woman was a lawyer for crying out loud! Yet she didn’t leave when she had the chance.I can’t help asking:Does marriage remove the brain of some people?” the neighbour who begged for anonymity asked.
