An 18-year-old Beninoise housekeeper, Christian Yavine, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly killing her employer’s mother by stabbing her with a knife.
Yavine was on Friday charged with murder at an Ikeja High Court. She, however, denied committing the offence, after the charge was interpreted to her in French Language, through an interpreter, as she does not speak English.
The prosecution, led by Mr Akin George, told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 1, 2014 at Block 74, Flat 2, Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate, Pen Cinema.
“The accused unlawfully killed one Mrs Mariam Abiola, his employer’s mother, by stabbing her with a knife on the throat,” George said, adding that the offence was a violation of Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Yavine’s employer, Mrs Ajoke Akinsemoyin, and her brother, Mr Olawole Abiola, were in court as witnesses for the state.
Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye remanded Yavine in prison custody and adjourned the case till May 11 and May 12 for trial.
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