The Bayelsa State Police Command is probing circumstances surrounding the killing of an 18-year-old girl by her lover.
The suspect, Promise Oliver David, 27, was alleged to have beaten his baby mama, Esther Pascal, to death during a fight at their residence along the Ebis Mechanic road of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
It was gathered that a fight had ensued between the deceased and the suspect over the feeding and welfare of their two- year- old -child.
Neighbours told our correspondent frequent fights between the two which reached a climax Sunday night as the deceased cried for help all through the night prompting neighbours to rush to their apartment to save the situation,but they refused to open the door.
A neighbour who spoke on the condition of anonymity said:
“By the time few of us got to their door, it was locked from the inside. But we forced it open and met the deceased on the floor. We quickly tried to revive her with water thinking she just fainted, only to discover that she had died. We immediately apprehended the man and alerted the police”.
While few residents claimed the man used a heavy object to hit the woman on the head, others claimed she was dealt a heavy blow.
Already some members of the representatives of the Gender Response Initiatives established by the Wife of the Bayelsa Governor, Mrs. Glory Diri have visited the scene of the crime.
The Bayelsa Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)Asinim Butswat, said the suspect has been arrested by the operatives of the Ekeki Police division while further investigation is ongoing.
