The prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, told the court that the teenager strangled his mother to death in the middle of the night for calling him a bastard.
By Jeffrey Agbo
An Akure Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a teenager, Tope Momoh, for allegedly killing his mother, Stella Momoh.
The 18-year-old boy allegedly strangled his mother to death during an argument in Ikakumo Akoko Community, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on September 6, 2022.
The police arraigned the teenager on a one-count charge for murder.
The prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, told the court that the teenager strangled his mother to death in the middle of the night for calling him a bastard, adding that he confessed to the commission of the crime two weeks after the deceased had been buried.
Akintimehin also informed the court that the cause of the sudden death of Mrs Momoh was not known, until her son claimed to be responsible.
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According to the prosecutor, the alleged offence contravenes Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. II Law of Ondo State, 2006.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the teenager in a custodial centre, pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Pleading in court, the defendant said, “I did not have rest of mind since my mother has been buried. So, I was forced to confess that I strangled her to death. I want the court to show me mercy.”
Chief Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunnus, in his ruling, ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till October 20, 2022.