Man Lands In Police Net After Allegedly Pushing Girlfriend To Death From Five Storey Building

A man suspected to be a jilted lover has landed in police cell after he was arrested for allegedly pushing his girlfriend to her death from a five storey building in Awada Obosi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

BIGPENNGR.COM reports that the man identified as Nonso Eze, 37, was arrested on Saturday following the death of the victim at the hospital where she was rushed to.

State Police Command spokesman, CSP Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the development in a statement.

He said that on 23/1/2021 at about 6:30am, there was a report at Awada police Station that on the same day at about 3:am a girl of about 23years old whose name and address is yet unknown fell down from the 5th floor of a five storey building at N0.6 Orakwe close, fizzle Awada Obosi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

Police operatives attached to Awada Division visited the scene, photographed the victim and rushed her to Bex hospital Onitsha for medical attention but was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.

Consequently, preliminary inquiry from the occupants of the compound revealed that the girl was allegedly pushed down from the room of one Nonso Eze ‘m’ aged 37years of same address who is occupying the 5th floor following a quarrel.

Suspect was subsequently arrested and search executed in his apartment where a pair of female slippers and unused condom was recovered as exhibits.

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Meanwhile, corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy while investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident after which suspect will be brought to book, the statement added.