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How Man Allegedly Killed His Pregnant Wife, Faked Suicide In Edo | READ DETAILS

Udeme James

Jul 19, 2022

How Man Allegedly Killed His Pregnant Wife, Faked Suicide In Edo | READ DETAILS
The Edo State Police Command has arrested an alleged wife beater, Vincent Emmanuel, over the death of his 5-months pregnant wife in Benin City, Edo State.

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Vincent, and his wife, Cynthia Emmanuel, 31, got married in 2019 and they were expecting their third child before the unfortunate incident occurred.

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It was gathered that after allegedly beating his wife to death, on Sunday morning, July 17, Vincent tried to stage a fake suicide scene by hanging her with a rope.

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He thereafter took photos and videos of her and sent them to his mother-in-law.

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According to a source, "The suspect was in the habit of physically abusing his wife even when she was pregnant.

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He ran away after he sent the photos and videos to his mother-in-law. But he was later tracked down by the police and was taken into custody.

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He is believed to have beat her to death and staged her alleged suicide to evade arrest."

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