Man allegedly slits 70-year-old mother’s throat over land dispute in Anambra
A 40-year-old man identified as Chinedu Ikegwuonwu allegedly stabbed his 70-year-old mother to death in Nnewi, Anambra State on Wednesday morning.
NAN reports that Chinedu carried out the sinister act around 8am after an altercation over a piece of land.
The land, reports say, belonged to Chinedu’s younger brother.
A source told the publication that Chinedu approached his mother from behind and slit her throat.
“The suspect left the house immediately after the incident, leaving behind his wife and son,” the source is quoted as saying.
Chinedu is one of the deceased’s seven children – four boys and three girls.
A family member is quoted as saying that there had been dispute over Chinedu’s alleged attempt to grab the land.
“The woman gave Chinedu some money to raise the foundation of his building because he was unable to do anything about it after a year and half.
“She even went to the extent of taking money from her late daughter’s bank account for the suspect to complete his building after which he then turned around to take over a portion of land belonging to his younger brother,” the source said.
Police say investigation has been launched into the case.
