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25-yr-old mother arrested for strangling 1-yr-old child to death

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8 years ago

October 9, 2016

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Mrs. Asabe Andrew, a 25-year-old mother has been arrested by men of the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly strangling her one-year-old daughter to death and dumping her corpse in a river.

While parading the suspect in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abubakar Bello said; “One Asabe Bawa Andrew, 25, was arrested for strangulating her daughter, Esther Andrew, a one-year-and-three-month, and throwing the dead body into a river in Gunduma, Uke Development Area, Karu Local Government Area of the state”.

The state Commissioner of police informed that the suspect is now telling the police the reason for her action and as soon as investigations into the matter were concluded, the 25-year-old mother will be charged to court.

The suspect was also paraded alongside other criminals numbering up to 20 who were arrested for various crimes including armed robbery and car snatching.

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