Timilehin Taiwo has been apprehended by police in Lagos for allegedly stabbing her dad’s friend to death.
Sixteen-year old Taiwo told detectives that she acted in self-defence as the suspect, Babatunde Ishola, 49, attempted to force himself on her while fetching water for him.
The incident according to report, happened at Ogundele Street, Aboru, in Oke Odo area of Lagos State.
Valid Updates learnt that the deceased invited the teenager one afternoon to assist him get water and while at it, he tried to rape her, attempting to save herself, Taiwo said she grabbed a knife, stabbed him and fled to her house.
Police spokesman Bala Elkana said detectives from Oke Odo Division were deployed to the scene when Taiwo stabbed the deceased.
“The body of the man was found lying in a pool of blood and was evacuated to hospital for post-mortem. The suspect was arrested and the knife she used in stabbing the deceased person was recovered”.
“While giving statement, Taiwo said the deceased’s man invited her to his house to assist him in fetching water, as he lived alone, that she had always been assisting him with house chores, and on that very day, he attempted to rape her. She picked a knife from the room and stabbed him”.
“The suspect has been taken to hospital for medical and forensic check-up. The Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu has ordered for immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Yaba for discreet investigation”.
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