A resident of Ondo state, Tayelolu Solomon, has reportedly killed her husband, Felix Solomon.
Police disclosed on Wednesday that Mr Solomon was killed with a pestle Saturday at the Government Reserved Area of the community while he was asleep.
Tayelolu, the mother of three was said to have killed her 65-year-old husband, a farmer, by hitting him thrice with a pestle.
Ibukun Solomon, their son revealed that his father was killed shortly after a misunderstanding between his parents.
Narrating the ugly incident, “My mother killed my father with a pestle in my presence and took to her heels. She used the pestle to hit his head when he was asleep.
“Earlier on the fateful day, a minor argument had ensued between them that resulted in a fight. After the fight, my father went to lie on the chair and my mother hit his head with the pestle.
“He became unconscious in the process and fell down from where he was sleeping. My mother used the pestle to hit my father’s head three times and he later died.
“When my mother saw that my father was already unconscious, she hid the pestle at the back of our house and ran away.
“I alerted some of the residents, who rushed my father to the hospital. But he later died. His corpse has been deposited at the morgue. My mother had three children for my father and I’m the last child.”
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Funmilayo Odunlami said, the command would soon arrest the suspect.
He added that the deceased was quickly rushed to the hospital where he eventually gave up.
The Police spokesperson said, “The incident happened last week when the couple had a fight but the suspect is currently at large. We are already on her trail.”
