Mother of 3 jailed 10 years for st@bbing her 18-year-old neighbour to d3ath in Abuja

An Abuja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 27-year-old mother of three, Immaculate Chukwudi to 10 years imprisonment for st@bbing and causing the d3ath of her neighbour, Salamatu Yunusa.

The FCT Commissioner of Police charged Chukwudi with culpable homicide. 

Delivering judgment, Justice Idris Mohammed, held that Chukwudi caused the d3ath of Yunusa.

The judge cited the provisions of Section 225 of the Penal Code, which states: “whosoever causes the death of a person by doing an act not amounting to culpable homicide but done with the intention of causing hurt or grievous hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or with fine or with both.

Earlier, the Defence Counsel, O.Oluwakemi told the court that the convict had no past criminal record before the court and was a young woman with the capacity of rehabilitation.

Oluwakemi added that Chukwudi was a mother of three young children who depend on her for survival and care, urging the court to temper justice with mercy. 

Mohammed however sentenced the convict to 10 years imprisonment which starts from the day she was arraigned in May, 2024.

The Prosecution Counsel, Adama Musa told the court that Chukwudi caused the d3ath of her 18-year-old neighbour, Yunusa, by st@bbing her in the chest with a knife.

Musa said that Chukwudi’s action caused Yinusa severe bodily injury which eventually led to her d3ath on March 12, 2024 in, Kubwa, Abuja. 

He added that Chukwudi did same with the knowledge that d3ath would be the probable and not only a likely consequence of her act.