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Police Reveals Cause Of Osinachi Nwachukwu's Death | READ DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Sep 28, 2023

Police Reveals Cause Of Osinachi Nwachukwu's Death | READ DETAILS
Following the death of popular Nigerian gospel artist, Mrs Osinachi Nwachukwu, her husband was accused of having a hand in her death as he allegedly subjected her to series of domestic vi0lence when she was still alive.

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However, her husband, Mr Peter Nwachukwu, denied the accusation, noting that he is innocent of all 23 charges leveled against him by the police bordering on domestic vi0lence and hom1cide.

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According to a police report, no sign of vi0lence was seen on the deceased after examination by medical experts however, suspected causes of her death were listed to include; "generalized organ pallor, bilateral leg swelling, fluid in the sac containing the heart, tumor deposits in and on the heart, lungs, kidneys, massively enlarged heart and fluid around the lungs which restricts breathing.ÔÇØ

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It is on this ground that Mr Nwachukwu's lawyer, A. Aliyu, filed a no case submission, arguing that the evidence of medical practitioners presented by the prosecution, completely exonerated his client of culpable homicide.

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ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER (AFNEWS) had earlier reported that a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse 2, fixed October 17, 2023 to rule on the 'no case application'.

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Osinachi died in a hospital in Abuja on April 8, 2022, afterwards, her husband was arrested by the police, and his case file was handed over to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation for prosecution.

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Trial commenced on June 20, 2022, with the prosecution calling 17 witnesses to give evidence. It eventually closed its case on March 10, 2023.

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When arraigned before Justice Njideka K. Nwosu-Iheme, the accused pleaded not guilty to the 23-count charges bordering on domestic vi0lence and homicide.

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He was subsequently remanded at the Kuje Correctional facility.

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