For Stabbing Neighbor To Death, Man Sentence To 3yrs Imprisonment
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a man, Odunayo Idowu to three years imprisonment over alleged assault.
The judge sentenced Idowu to three years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one count charge bordering on assault occasioning bodily harm filed against him by the Lagos State government.
His offence is contrary to section 173(3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
The state has alleged Idowu of stabbing his neighbour with a knife during an argument which later results in the death of his neighbour.
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The prosecution counsel, Ms Tolulope Esan, told the court that on April 17, 20 at Ayede Street by Custom Bus Stop, Ikotun, the defendant (Idowu) assault, one Godwin, stabbed him with a knife in the stomach.
But Godwin later died from the pain of the injury he sustained from the stabbed wound after he was discharged from the hospital.
However, the case was reported at Ikotun Police Station and the case file was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, (SCID).
The defendant was remanded but was later released on bail.
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At the resumed hearing, Esan told the court that the state plea bargain agreement, and the amended one count charge dated October 11, 2022 against the defendant, she urged the court to accept it.
Idowu was arraigned, pleaded guilty to the charge and the prosecution reviewed the fact of the case.
The defendant counsel, Mr O. Sule confirmed the position of the prosecution, noted that the defendant has made an effort to settle with the family.
However, Justice Abike-Fadipe admitted the defendant statement made at Ikotun Police Station, statement of Esther Godwin and Adeboye Olabisi. The report by the State CID and the statement made by Dr. Ayantola Oladipo as exhibits.
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The court therefore admitted the plea bargain agreement, and found him guilty as pleaded. While sentencing the defendant, the court held that the defendant had made peace with the deceased and the appease of the family before the demise of the deceased.
The court held that, “Exhibit E1 and E2 shows that the defendant has made peace with the deceased before his demise. He appeases the family and effort has been made on the welfare of the deceased family.
“The defendant engaged in a fight with the defendant, it does not appear that he (defendant) premeditated the provocative action. The defendant and deceased family have resolved their differences.”
The judge therefore sentenced Idowu to three years imprisonment, and noted that the prison term begins from March 24, 2020 when he was remanded in prison custody.
