14-Year Old Boy Remanded For Killing Neighbour Over Girlfriend

Afimag.com –

An Ondo State Magistrate Court sitting, Akure, has remanded a 14-year-old boy, Marvelous Asefon, for allegedly killing his neighbour, Sunday Ogele over girlfriend.

Marvelous was arrested by police for allegedly stabbing the deceased to death with a pair of scissors during a fight over a girlfriend, in Oka Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state in April.

He was later charged to court and arraigned on one count bothering on murder.

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The charge read, “That you, Marvelous Asefon, ‘m’ on April 20 Sunday, 2023 at 8:pm at Kanmu, Oka-Akoko in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did kill one Sunday Ogele ‘m’ 17 years old by stabbing him with scissors in his rib, which led to his death.”

The prosecution council submited that the offence contravenes Section 319(1) and 316 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 2, Laws of Ondo State, 2016.

Responding, the defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge but his plea was not taken by the court.

The prosecutor, Martins Olowofeso in an application, urged the court to remand the defendant at the correctional centre pending the issuance of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions of the state.

The magistrate, Folashade Aduroja ordered the remand of the defendant and adjourned the case till June 11 for further hearing of the case.