Delta State: Man beats wife to death for not preparing dinner

The Sapele community in the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into mourning following the gruesome death of a pregnant woman simply identified as Beatrice.

Beatrice was allegedly beaten to death by her husband, a man widely known in the area as M.O.B.

The unfortunate incident was said to have occurred around a new generation church located at New Road, Awolowo Road Extension, in Sapele, Delta State.

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Reports also indicate that the husband had been seen in an intense argument with his wife.

The man had questioned her reason(s) for leaving home for the church while neglecting the house chores and her refusal to prepare him dinner.

Eye witnesses who observed the whole scenario said the man was not patient for his wife to explain herself before he slapped her and repeatedly gave her punches, resulting in the poor woman collapsing tothe floor.

Seeing the lifeless pregnant woman on the floor, residents and passers-by were said to have intervened and tried to rescue her by rushing her to the hospital.

However, the woman was unfortunately pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Meanwhile, in another sad incident in Delta state, three individuals are perceived to have died in a ghastly auto accident which involved two cows and a car.

The crash happened along Refinery road in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, on Saturday morning.

The car, a blue Toyota Camry was conveying three persons who were driving through the dual carriage road when the car rammed into the cows on the highway.

It was reported that the clash with the big cows caused the car to swerve off the road and crash into the fence of the Nigerian Navy building.

The three occupants of the car were immediately rushed to the nearest hospital albeit in very critical conditions.