The Lagos State High Court on Friday sentenced Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke.
Lekan Shonde, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, was found guilty of the murder of his wife.
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It was reported that 51-year-old Lekan allegedly beat his wife to death at their home in the Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State.
He was alleged to have locked the door on the corpse and their two children before the incident was discovered by a housekeeper and later reported to the police.
The marriage, which was blessed with two children, aged six and four, was said to have been marred with domestic violence.
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He accused Ronke of sleeping with one Kayode, the general manager of a publishing company.
Delivering the judgement on Friday, Justice Josephine Oyefeso sentenced Lekan to death based on the conviction that the convict killed his wife, Ronke.
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