A Kano Senior Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a 22-year-old man, Ibrahim Musa, who allegedly stabbed his biological mother, Hajara Mohammed, 50, be remanded in a Correctional Center.
Ibrahim, who lives in Bachirawa Quarters Kano,is standing trial on a count charge of culpable homicide.
The Prosecutor, Mrs Rabi’a Sa’ad, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 3, at Rimin Kebe Quarters Kano.
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She alleged that on the same date at about 6.p.m the defendant stabbed his mother Hajara with a sharp knife on different parts of her body.
“As a result she sustained various injuries and was rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital where she was confirmed dead by a medical doctor”
The defendant, however, denied committing the offence.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened section 221 of the Penal Code.
Senior Magistrate Ibrahim Almustafa-Kofarmata, ordered the remand of the defendant in a Correctional Center.
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He ordered that the case file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution ( DPP) for legal advice.
He adjourned the matter till June 27, for further mention.
