A woman, Morufat Bolaji, on Wednesday stabbed a 27-year-old lady, Titilayo Toro, to death in Lekki area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Bolaji allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Toro in the neck during a fight, causing her to bleed to death.
Witnesses were said to have immediately rushed the deceased to a nearby hospital where a doctor pronounced her as “brought in dead.”
It was gathered that the suspect was immediately apprehended by witnesses and the case was reported to the police.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ngozi Braide, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, for further investigations.
Braide however said the details were still sketchy and could not confirm if the two women were involved in a fight or not.
She said, “On Wednesday, about 2pm, police got a report that one Titilayo Toro was allegedly stabbed in the neck with a knife by one Morufat Bolaji at Abijo Town, Ibeju-Lekki, nLagos.
“The victim died on the way to the hospital. Her corpse has been taken to the mortuary for autopsy. The case is under investigation at the SCID.”
Culled from Punch news...
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