Man sentenced to 20 yrs imprisonment for killing his father

Date: 27-02-2013 7:50 am (11 years ago) | Author: etinosa
- at 27-02-2013 07:50 AM (11 years ago)
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AN Asaba High
Court, yesterday
sentenced a 30-year-old
farmer, Opukeme
George to 20 years
imprisonment for
killing his father on
Christmas eve.
The convict, who hails
from Tuomo town in
Bomadi local
government area of
DeltaState, was found
guilty of killing his
father, Kosine George
with a cutlass
following quarrel that
broke out between them
over missing fish.
He told the court that
he killed the father on
December 24, 2011, due to
provocation, saying
that it was the father
that attacked him first
when he (son) demanded
to know the
whereabouts of the two
pieces of fish that he
kept.
Prosecution called one
witness to prove its case
while the covict
testified for himself.
Presiding Judge, Justice
M.O. Omovie stated
that “in the final
analysis after reading
the written submissions
by both counsel, I hold
that the accused is
guilty of
manslaughter. I hereby
convict you for
manslaughter.”


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