Man kills wife after son’s birthday in Edo

A middle-aged man, identified as TJ, has allegedly killed his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

The man was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, with an axe and fled the scene after the incident.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday, disclosed that the couple had earlier celebrated the birthday of their two-year-old son before the tragedy.

The resident said: “There was no sign of a quarrel between them. We all went to bed that night, but by morning, neighbours didn’t see them come out and assumed they were still asleep.

“It was their little boy who later came out of the room with bloodstains on his body.

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“When people saw the stains and noticed he wasn’t injured, they rushed into the room and found the woman lying lifeless in a pool of blood, her throat slit.”

He added that the husband was nowhere to be found and was suspected to have fled immediately after committing the act.

The matter was said to have been subsequently reported to the Auchi Police Division, which launched a manhunt for the suspect.

The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident on Sunday.

Yamu said the suspect had been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.

The police spokesman added that the command would ensure that justice is served in the case.

The Star