CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
The police at State Criminal Investigation
and Intelligent Department, SCIID, Awka in Anambra State have started
investigation over the allegation of a housewife, Mrs Chinasa Okoronkwo
who attempted to kill his mnother-in-law by poisoning his food with acid
battery.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the investigation followed a
petition written to the Commissioner of Police by Okonkwo’s family
through their lawyer, Barrister Solomon Uzoigwe.
The incident happened at Umudim village in Umuchu town, Aguata Local government,
P.M.EXPRESS
confirmed from the Police sources at SCIID in Awka of such
investigation which led to arrest of Chinasa who is now on
administrative bail.
Our correspondent gathered that Chinasa’s
husband, Paullinus married her some years ago and they had six children
despite the fact that her husband had mental challenge.
In the petition, it stated that Chinasa tortured the old woman to die to no avail.
She allegedly injected the battery acid in the beans which she presented to her mother in-law which she ate.
She became sick and was taken to a hospital where she eventually became paralyzed.
According
to the petition, Chinasa accused her of not dying after her age-mates
have died which was a burden to her of taaking care of her becuase of
her old age.
However. Chinasa denied the allegation despite
the fact that, three of the larger Okoronkwo family members namely
Dominic Enemuo, Victor Enemuo and Linus Okoronkwo confirmed she did so
in the petition.
However, the embattled Chinasa denied the
allegation and told the police that it was a gang-up to threw her away
from her matrimonial home.
She said she was the one taken care of
the aged woman and her husband’s relations are in abroad and she had
not complained to anybody that it was a burden to her.
P.M.EXPRESS
gathered that incident has become an issue in the community with some
said the allegation might be factual, while others said it be a way to
intimidate her to submission because her husband was not normal to
protect her.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered from the police that Chinasa will be prosecuted if found culpable for the alleged offence.
