Court sentences man to death for killing wife

The Lagos State High Court on Friday sentenced a man named Lekan Shonde to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke.


Lekan Shonde , a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State , was found guilty of the murder of his wife.


It was reported that 51 -year - old Lekan allegedly beat his wife to death at their home in the Egbeda -Idimu area of Lagos State.


He was alleged to have locked the door on the corpse and their two children before the incident was discovered by a housekeeper and later reported to the police.



The marriage , which was blessed with two children , aged six and four , was said to have been marred with domestic violence.


He accused Ronke of sleeping with one Kayode , the general manager of a publishing company.


Delivering the judgement on Friday, Justice Josephine Oyefeso sentenced Lekan to death based on the conviction that the convict killed his wife , Ronke.