A 54-year-old murder suspect, Mr Nkeruewen Etuk, has been arrested for beating his lover to death.
Nkereuwem allegedly beat the lady to death few days ago, claiming he did that because she carelessly burnt his food (rice) and that the act almost set their apartment on fire.
The suspect revealed this on Friday when he was paraded by the Cross River State Police Command.
According to Vanguard, the suspect never intended to kill his girlfriend identified as Ms. Esther Ndereke, but carried out the dastardly act in a fit of rage.
He said, “I became increasingly outraged by her failure to cook rice properly, which became a major point of contention between us , she almost burnt down the house while cooking , she didn’t add enough water before turning on the gas and she almost burnt down the house.
“When I asked her why she behaved that way that was when we started arguing then I beat her up, I never intended to kill her, I have never had any serious issue with her for the past two years that we have been dating.
“Unfortunately, our altercation escalated, resulting in her tragic demise after she slumped during the fight, it was never my plan to kill her, I was only angry because she was careless and almost burnt down someone’s house,” Etuk said.
