Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to demise by hanging by Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Excessive Court docket sitting at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja.
The courtroom delivered the ruling on Monday, April 28, after discovering Nwachukwu responsible of culpable murder in connection together with his wifeâs demise on April 8, 2022.
The decide declared that the prosecution efficiently discharged the authorized burden of proof required to convict the defendant.
Nwachukwu was initially arraigned on June 3, 2022, by the Workplace of the Legal professional-Basic of the Federation, going through a 23-count cost.
The allegations ranged from culpable murder punishable by demise to prices together with spousal battery, cruelty in direction of youngsters, and prison intimidation.
All through the course of the trial, the prosecution offered 17 witnesses, amongst whom have been two of the coupleâs youngsters, who testified because the fourth and fifth prosecution witnesses (PW4 and PW5).
Along with the testimonies, the prosecution tendered 25 displays, all admitted by the courtroom.
On his half, Nwachukwu took the witness stand in his defence, calling 4 extra witnesses and submitting 4 paperwork to assist his case. Regardless of the defenceâs efforts, the courtroom maintained that the burden of the proof pointed squarely to Nwachukwuâs culpability.
Previous to sentencing, defence counsel Reginald Nwali pleaded for leniency, urging the courtroom to mood justice with mercy. Nonetheless, prosecution counsel Mrs. Aderonke Imala urged the courtroom to implement the regulation as supplied, stressing the severity of the crime.
Following deliberations, Justice Nwosu-Iheme sentenced Nwachukwu to demise by hanging on Rely 1 of the costs. As well as, he obtained two yearsâ imprisonment every on Counts 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18.
The courtroom additionally imposed six monthsâ imprisonment for Rely 10, and three years for Rely 11. Moreover, the defendant was fined N500,000 and N200,000 on Counts 6 and seven respectively.
The decision marks the conclusion of a case that had drawn widespread nationwide consideration, given Osinachiâs recognition in Nigeriaâs gospel music scene.
Her demise had initially sparked public outrage, with allegations of extended home abuse surfacing shortly after.
Earlier, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that the results of the post-mortem on late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwuâs physique had been launched to the police.
The Nation newspaper experiences that the Nationwide Hospital, Abuja, which carried out the autopsy, despatched its findings to the police.
Supply: NewsWatch.com.ng
