The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old girl for the alleged k!lling of her foster mother, 54-year-old Funmilayo Adelayi.
The Ondo State Police Command spokesperson, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, issued a statement on Wednesday, March 20, confirming the d£ath of 54-year-old Funmilayo Adelayi at the hands of her foster daughter, 17-year-old Wumi. The statement provided some additional details about the case, but did not give further information about the motive for the crime.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, the d£ath of Funmilayo Adelayi occurred last Wednesday, at her home in Oda, Akure.
The family of the deceased has claimed that the suspect suffers from mental illness, but the police have not yet confirmed this information. No medical reports have been provided to support the family’s claim.
“The suspect is in our custody and we have started an investigation into the matter but the family told us that the suspect had a mental health issue,” Odunlami stated.
“So, we are waiting for the medical report to ascertain that. The deceased is a foster mother of the suspect, she had been taking care of her since her childhood.”
The family of the deceased has claimed that the suspect suffers from mental illness, but the police have not yet confirmed this information. No medical reports have been provided to support the family’s claim.
According to a neighbour of the deceased, she was st@bbed in the abdomen and then trapped inside the house, unable to call for help.
The remains of the deceased was deposited at the morgue of a hospital in Akure.