From News Editor
A yet-to-be identified man has reportedly stabbed his wife to death over alleged infidelity.
The incident occurred at the weekend at Christ avenue, in Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state.
A resident of the area told newsmen that the tragic incident happened Friday evening while another source stated that it occurred on Saturday morning.
The couple, it was gathered, had sent the older of their two children on an errand and locked up the door to their apart before they started fighting on the issue.
The man, said to be a law enforcement agent and his deceased wife who worked in a chemist shop had in the process stabbed each other with sharp objects.
It was not known whether it was knife or bottles that was used in the attack.
A source said, “They locked themselves up inside their apartment with their younger child of about five years .
“The man confronted the deceased over allegations that she was cheating on him, a fight ensued leading him to stab his wife to death.
“At that moment, people had came to separate the fight only to meet the door to their apartment locked. When they could not break the door open, some of the people around removed some of the building ceiling to gain entry into their apartment.
“They met the deceased and her husband injuries all over their bodies. The woman looked unconscious and was immediately rushed to the hospital but she gave up the ghost before they get to the hospital”.
She said the matter has been reported at the police station and the man has been taken to an undisclosed hospital where he is receiving treatment while being closely monitored by the police.
