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It was learnt that the deceased was set ablaze over a minor misunderstanding that ensued between them.
She was charged for alleged Criminal Trespass, Mischief by Fire and
Culpable Homicide contrary to sections 327, 342 and 221 penal code law.
The
incident that was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Ilorin for discreet investigation, occurred at Moshegada
community in the Kaima Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The
defendant and the victim were said to be apprentices at one Joseph
Friday’s Patent Medicine Store before the former was transferred to
another branch over their quarrel.
The suspect, who was accused
of trespassing into the room of the deceased while she was asleep,
poured the petrol on her, and then set her ablaze.
The victim was
rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for
treatment but she was later confirmed dead by doctors as a result of the
burns she suffered.
Investigation also revealed that the
defendant, during the course of the investigation, confessed to the
crime claiming she set her colleague on fire because of a disagreement.
The
case was adjourned to August 30, 2021, by Magistrate F. O Olokoyo
pending the outcome of advice from the Ministry of Justice.
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