By Promise Eze
A 56-year-old man, Edwin Ugwu, has been hospitalised after being repeatedly beaten by his wife, Ebere Ugwu, on Lambe Iluyomade Street, Ago Okota area of Lagos.
In his testimony at the Ogba magistrate court in Lagos, Edwin Ugwu recounted how his wife used to beat him up at the slightest provocation. He said the constant battery got to its peak recently when his wife beat him to a coma and he was rushed to the hospital.
According to the prosecutor, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, the couple had a disagreement which degenerated into a heated argument before the wife beat her husband which led to his hospitalisation.
“The defendant used dangerous weapons to assault the complainant, which resulted in him being hospitalised. The defendant is hereby charged with assault and battery,” Ajayi said.
The wife pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of assault and battery. The prosecutor asked the court to give a date for hearing.
The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubenije, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to June 6.
