Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested one Onwele Anayo, 34, in connection with the m#rder of a three-year-old boy, in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi LGA of the state.
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It was gathered that the suspect allegedly be@t the victim, Divine Eze, to de@th following a br@wl with his father, at their residence in Hillview Estate.
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The command’s spokesman, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, in statement said the unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
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“Preliminary information shows that the suspect visited the father of the victim on Wednesday 15/6/2022 and spent the night in the victim’s house. In the early hours of Thursday 16/6/2022, an argument ensued between the father and the suspect.
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The suspect (Mr Anayo) took the child (Divine) as he was sleeping and k#lled him, by h#tting him on the floor several times. Mr Anayo, carried a knife from the room, and pursued the father around the house, thre@tening to k#ll him.
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Police Operatives have visited the scene and recovered the body of the child and an investigation is ongoing,” the statement reads.
