A 34-year-old man, Ifeanyi Apusiobi, has killed his two children with a wooden pestle and also injured his father, in Azu-Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government area of Anambra State.
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The suspect allegedly smashed the head of his children, namely; Chinecherem and Obinna, with the object while they were sleeping, before assaulting his father, Dominic, 72, with the pestle.
Confirming the incident, SP Haruna Mohammed, spokesperson of the police command, said the suspect has been arrested.
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He said on: “On the 21/06/2020, at about 1:am, Police operatives attached to Ogbunike Police Station arrested one Ifeanyi Apusiobi ‘m’ aged 34 years of Azu Ogbunike in Oyi LGA of Anambra State. “Suspect allegedly ran amok in a circumstances yet to be ascertained and attacked two of his biological children namely: Chinecherem Apusiobi ‘f’ aged 7 years and Obinna Apusiobi ‘m’ aged 5 years with a wooden pistle on their heads while they were sleeping.
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“Suspect equally used same object and injured his father, one Dominic Apusiobi aged 72 years.”
Police detectives visited the scene and conveyed the children to Isienyi hospital, where they were confirmed dead.
The suspect’s father is said to be recuperating at the same hospital.
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Mohammed disclosed that the corpses have been deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy, while the case has been transferred to the State CID, Awka, for investigation.
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