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Appeal Court dismisses appeal filed by Danish convicted for killing wife, daughter
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by a Denmark national, Peter Nielsen, who was condemned to death for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter.
Nielsen was sentenced to death by hanging by the Lagos High Court on May 20, 2022, after he was found guilty of killing his wife Zainab aka Alizee, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra.
Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile found the 54-year-old guilty on counts one and two of murder preferred against him by the Lagos State government.
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Nielsen, who was dissatisfied with his conviction, approached the appellate court to overturn it.
However, in Friday’s proceeding, the appeal court dismissed the appeal court for lack of merit.
The three-member panel held that the respondents (Lagos State government) proved its case against the appellant beyond a reasonable doubt.
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