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By Olamilekan Jaji
It was a tragedy as a 35 years old woman, Mary Ogbeifu and her 17 years old son, Godwin Ogbeifu were arrested by men of Ogun state police command over the gruesome murder of their 60 years old neighbor, Iyabo Olasheinde.
The suspects were arrested following a distress call received by the police at Ojodu Abiodun divisional headquarters, that while Godwin Ogbeifu who resides at Akoko Crescent, Yakoyo area of ojodu went to the compound of the deceased at Omolara street Yakoyo.
According to police report, he was sent away from the compound having been warned not to come to the compound before. On getting home, he informed his mother who then followed him to the said compound where the deceased was met within the compound.
While the mother was quarreling with the deceased and demanding for the reason why her son was sent away, the son,who is deaf and dumb took a broken bottle which he brought with him and used it to stab the deceased on her neck.
Upon the distress call, the Dpo Ojodu Abiodun, SP Eyitayo Akinluwade mobilized his men and the two suspects were apprehended and the victim rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment, but she was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty. The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation, with the view to charge them to court as soon as investigation is concluded.