ALLEGED WIFE KILLER,LEKAN SHONDE ARRAIGNED IN COURT..REMANDED IN PRISON CUSTODY

Alleged wife-killer Lekan Shonde yesterday told an Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court,Lagos  that he did not kill Ronke as claimed by the police.

The police slammed dockworker Shonde  with temporary charge D/30/2016 which reads: “That you Shonde Olalekan, on May 5, 2016, at about 2030 hours at No. 3, Tiemo Street, Egbeda, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did kill one Ronke Shonde, ‘F’ age 37, by giving her fist blow on her head, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”

He was charged before Chief Magistrate O. A. Adelaja.

The accused  who was brought to the court premises at about  11:30 am.

He wore  a black T-shirt atop a pair of cream coloured combat shorts.

Asked if he understood the charge, Shonde asked for the last paragraph to be re-read, after which he replied: “I didn’t kill her.”

Prosecuting counsel Inspector Chinalu Uwadione asked the court to  remand the accused  in prison custody “to enable us send the case to the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.”

This was not opposed by defence counsel Mr. I. V. Mohammed, and Chief Magistrate Adelaja thus upheld Uwadione’s prayer.

He said:”The offence is a capital offence and the defendant is to be remanded in prison custody pursuant to Section 264 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law ((ACJL) 2011.

“The prosecutor should forward the case file to the DPP’s advice. The case is adjourned till June 24, 2016,” the court held.

On Wednesday, The Nation learnt that an autopsy conducted on Mrs. Shonde at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, said she  died of “respiratory seizure.”