Police detain grandson suspected to kill grandmother in Ondo

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Florence Olaloye, 66, a grandmother, was murdered at her home in the Labeta in Sabo axis of Ondo town in the Ondo West Local Government area of the State.

One of the grandchildren of the deceased was accused of killing her.

The grandma’s corpse was discovered in a pool of blood in her room allegedly by one of her grandchildren.

The suspect’s continued and persistent smoking of Indian hemp was said to be the source of ongoing dispute between the deceased and the suspect.

Before the tragic incident, it was gathered that the grandmother was cooking while she sent one of her grandchildren, identified as Pelumi, to the market to buy snails.

Pelumi, however, said when his brother asked for iron as he was ready to leave the house, he was astonished to see the elderly woman in her pool of blood when he got home from the market.

“I was about to leave the house when my brother, Vincent, came in, to iron his clothes and I immediately went inside the room and gave him the iron and I left to get the snail.

“When I came back, my brother was still in the room with my grandmother. She asked me to bring firewoods but when I came back, I met grandma on the floor in the pool of her blood.”

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Funmi Odunlami, who confirmed the development, said the suspect has been arrested and detained.

Odunlami gave the assurance that the police command will look into the situation.