A 37-year-old man Nonso Eze has pushed down his 23-year-old girlfriend from a five-storey building at NO 6 Orakwe close, at Awada Obosi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.
On a report at the Awada police station on Saturday, Police operatives attached to Awada Division visited were alerted of the incident which happened on 3:00 am.
According to Police Public Relation Officer, policemen rushed to the scene, photographed the victim and rushed her to Bex hospital Onitsha for medical attention but was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.
‘A preliminary inquiry from the occupants of the compound revealed that the girl was allegedly pushed down from the room of one Nonso Eze ‘m’ aged 37years of the same address who is occupying the 5th floor following a quarrel. Suspect was subsequently arrested and search executed in his apartment where a pair of female slippers and unused condom was recovered as exhibits.
Meanwhile, the corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy while investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident after which suspect will be brought to book.’
