Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a maid over the mysterious death of an 82-year-old woman, Augustine Ayodele, in the Ojota area of the state.
According Vanguard, one of her neighbours who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “the woman was found dead in a pool of blood in her apartment on July 1.
“She had marks of violence on parts of her body including her forehead, which suggests the deceased must have been stabbed to death.”
Vanguard gathered that a team of detectives visited the scene immediately after the case was reported at the divisional police station.
Thereafter, her corpse was evacuated and deposited in the morgue in Yaba for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the maid living with the deceased has been arrested and interrogated by homicide detectives.
The State Police Public Relations Office, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident said investigation is ongoing.
“When police detectives visited the crime scene they discovered marks of violence on the body of the deceased. Her corpse is at the morgue for autopsy.
“Police have also arrested the only maid living with the deceased. She is presently being interrogated by homicide detectives,” he added.