POLICE REPORT COMPILED BY INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER : INSPECTOR GODWIN AMANZE

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF CRIME SCENE AT;
NO 12 Osaigbon Close Benin

MONDAY 23RD, FEBRUARY 2015

2:23PM

The Residence is a One Bedroom Flat.

Living Room and Kitchen are intact
.........Save for the Blood stains by the Kitchen sink



Door to the Master's bedroom is severely damaged.Wooden splinters litter the floor.It appears to have been SAVAGELY SMASHED inwards, possibly from numerous blows from a LARGE BLUNT INSTRUMENT
The nature of the weapon used in the attack is yet to be determined.But a safe assumption would be something Metallic.......probably.

INSIDE the Master's Bedroom.

Signs of a VIOLENT STRUGGLE.
BLOOD SPLATTER patterns on the wall, the floor and the bed.The dressing mirror lies in Broken fragments across the room.
Bloody towel by the bathroom door.

The victim is FEMALE, Age 29
Name- EBERE.

Her body lies FACE DOWN on the floor by the bed......NAKED.
Hands tied behind her back with what appears to be a long USB CORD.

The surrounding Blood on the Carpet has long DRIED OUT leaving a large dark Circular pattern around the body.

The back of the victim's head is BASHED beyond recognition.It would appear the victim was VIOLENTLY HIT with a blunt instrument....over and over again.
Very likely, the cause of death.
The back of the skull was literally SHATTERED. Chunks of bloodied hair and skull fragments litter the scene.

One can only speculate that the object used to smash the door and the murder weapon are likely one and the same.


Witnesses( who choose to remain Anonymous)claim to have heard screams emanating from the Flat that morning between the hours of 6 am and 7 am .
When asked why they chose not to intervene,one Witness stated,...and I quote;

''......this is not the first time We've heard such screams coming from that flat.They were always fighting.Each time we tried to intervene, EBERE(the deceased) would warn us to stay away,that it was a 'husband and wife' issue........and so we minded our business.....!.''.
End quote.

The Victim's husband- ANDREW 36,was the only one in the Flat at the time of the screams.He was apprehended by Concerned neighbors whilst attempting to flee the scene.
According to the neighbors, ANDREW had numerous blood stains on his clothes.

He is currently in Police Custody.He is our ONLY suspect.
We need to question him further

ON A PERSONAL NOTE;
This was a very brutal crime.


POLICE STATION


ANDREW was brought into the Interrogation room.One of his eyes was swollen.His lower lip split open..He looked like a man that had just received the beating of his life.
The two officers ROUGHLY placed him in a chair..The interior of the Interrogation Room was essentially a small space with bare walls, a window and a ceiling fan.

There was barely any air inside the Humid Cell.

The Inspector sat directly opposite the BROKEN and badly bruised ANDREW.

There are those who would have felt sorry for Andrew because of the state he was in.But the Inspector had learnt a long time ago never to trust Appearances.
Besides after examining the body of Andrew's late wife, the Inspector could barely restrain himself from BEATING the suspect to death .
Inspector Godwin Leaned forward and stared into ANDREW'S eyes.

''Oga, you don't look like a killer'' the Inspector said calmly. ANDREW flinched at the sound of that last word.It almost seemed to cause him physical pain.

Andrew turned around fearfully, to stare at the two officers behind him.The one on the left had kicked him in the groin on the way here.
His life as he knew it was over.That was for sure.

He turned to face the Inspector again.

''I'm ready to confess'' he said finally.

With that, the Inspector leaned back casually into his chair.Andrew clearly had his undivided attention..

'' My late wife wasn't a very sane person'' Andrew began.

''She had a very bad temper, but I loved her anyway.Even while we were dating, I could see the signs .
She always thought I was weak.No matter what I did. I loved and treated her with respect.But it was never enough.Months into the marriage,She told me she'd made a mistake. She shouldn't have married me, She said to me one morning.
She told me I was weak,she wanted a real man.That love wasn't enough,She wanted a man that could 'beat' her when she was bad.
I was too soft and weak for her.What was she thinking She screamed at me.How could she end up with such a loser
From that day,the marriage became hell for me.She never let me touch her again......said my 'touch' irritated her.
I kept doing my duties as a husband,paying the bills and all.Buying her expensive gifts etc.
You see, that is the only way I know how to love. Without violence or drama.
I've never hit a woman before in my life.
But she felt this was what a man was supposed to be ...a 'beater'.That all her EXs used to beat her that's why she loved them.

Some nights she'd pour hot water on me while I slept.Afterwards she'd scream obscenities into my face, Daring me to hit her.

I took the matter to our Church.But all they told me to do was pray.Every where I went,was a waste of time.
Sometimes, I'd ask for us to talk, but all she'd do was taunt me.

Anyway soon after that, I lost my job and fell on hard times.So we had to move from a 3 bedroom to a 1 bedroom flat.That's when she started sleeping around.

It didn't matter who the person was.There were unconfirmed rumors that she slept with My mechanic.
Each time I caught her,she'd ask for my forgiveness and I would forgive her.....then she'd do it again.
The pattern kept on repeating itself.

This morning,I woke up to the sound of Moaning coming from my living room.It was about 5:30am. The living room lights were on.
I opened the door to find our Pot-bellied Land lord on top of my wife's naked body.
How he had managed to enter the house without me waking up, I had no Idea.

He jumped up in a mad panic when he saw me.He pulled up his pants. In a blink he made for the front door at a speed I didn't think was possible for a man his size.He banged the side of his face against the door as he dashed out of the house.

Ebere was still lying on her back.I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
In my house?

Ebere rose up from the floor slowly, her beautiful body as Naked as Eve.At that point I decided that I was having a nightmare.It couldn't be real I thought to myself.
Ebere was laughing.

I suddenly felt dizzy as the sound of her laughter filled my ears.I had to steady myself. Black spots were at the edge of my vision.

'Can you imagine?'I heard Ebere say.

'You want to faint?' her voice had the familiar Taunting edge to it.

'A real man......' she said defiantly
'....would've chased him down and given him the beating of his life,but you.....'
she starts laughing again.This time uncontrollably.

'....you, catch a man sleeping with your wife,.....and you want to faint?.....TAH!!! Godforbid!!'

She was standing naked clapping her hands LOUDLY.

' TAH!!!!'she went on.

'Calling you a boy would be an insult to boys......you are worse than a woman..so you want to faint eh'

With that she rushed into the kitchen.I was still feeling faint. My chest was pounding.
I could hear her going fiddling with the Mortar in there.

In seconds she was out, brandishing the Pestle in her hand.

'YOU WANT TO FAINT ABI.....ANDREW JUST DIE!!!'

That was when she attacked me.

I felt the back of my head explode with pain as the Pestle made contact.

'JUST DIE!!!! SO I CAN HAVE PEACE.....JUST DIE!!!!'

She swung the Pestle again.But the memory of the first assault had woken me up.I wasn't dizzy anymore.I felt a sudden coldness inside me as I grabbed and wrestled the Pestle from her hands.

In seconds,I'd thrown her against the bedroom door.Her naked body made a funny sound as it hit the wooden frame.

I now had the Pestle in my hand.

For a few seconds we stared at each other.It was in that moment that the rage took over.In an instant, the coldness was replaced by a kind of rage I'd never felt before.

EBERE saw the rage in my eyes.I think in that moment she realized what was about to happen.
I'd never seen her so terrified before.There was Raw panic in her eyes.

That's when I charged.

To be fair, she put up quite a fight.
She Rushed into the Master bedroom slamming the door behind her as the Pestle BASHED against the wooden frame.
If she'd stood there for another split second, the Pestle would've smashed into her face.

From inside the room, I could hear her screaming for me to stop.
I slammed my foot into the door with all the strength I had.The entire flat seemed to vibrate.For some weird reason, this made me feel good.The way the entire building seemed to respond to me.

I don't know how many times I hit that door(with the Pestle and my Feet).But it was a real thrill to see it splinter.
Ebere was still screaming.I could hear her trying to lock her self inside the Bathroom.Which was pointless because.Our 'cheap house' didn't come with a bathroom door that actually LOCKED.

I gained entry into the room,smashing the dressing mirror as I went by(I hated the damn thing anyway....it saw more of my wife's naked body than I did)

By the time I'd pulled her out of the bathroom (by her hair)she was pleading for her life.I could barely even hear her.

I ordered her on her knees.

She obeyed,Even as I forced her to lie on her stomach, she was crying. I don't know when or how the thought came, but I suddenly had the urge to tie her up.
I can't explain it.The thought was just....there!

I grabbed her USB cord lying next to her Laptop.Then I bound her wrists behind her back.

All through this, she was screaming my name,begging me in God's name, asking for my forgiveness.

'Baby,..please..don't do this...I...love you' she was saying desperately as I tightened the cord.

Then I heard it again ;

'I...love..you' she said. I hadn't heard her say that in years.It felt alien to me.

Then the image of The landlord on top of my wife came back to me again.

That's when I struck the first blow with the Pestle...

......then a second.

...then a third.
After that, I lost count of how many times I hit her head.

All I know is by the time I stopped, I was out of breath, and she was...SILENT.

The back of her head was all mashed up and BLOODIED.Their were chunks of flesh(which I later learnt were parts of her brain)dripping down my face in Bloody streaks.

I must've stared at her broken skull for a long time.

Oh, God!! I thought as I fell backwards, resting my back against the bed.

'Oh GOD' this time out loud.There was blood everywhere;on the floor, on me,on the sheets,on the wall......just everywhere.

In confusion, I tried covering her up with a towel.But the blood soaked it up real fast, so I threw it away.

So much blood...

I threw the Pestle under the bed.
This isn't happening I thought,......This isn't happening.



INSPECTOR GODWIN. had sat perfectly still for the duration of the story.

LONG SILENCE.


''Why was there blood in the kitchen?'' The Inspector asked calmly.

Andrew sighs and says;

'' Ehm before I threw the Pestle away, I tried to wash it at the kitchen sink.....but decided it was a stupid Idea''

''So you returned to the room with the murder weapon you'd tried to wash in the kitchen,.....and later decided to throw it under the bed?'' The sarcasm in the Inspector's tone is merciless.As he maintains a steady stare .

''.....em....I was confused and I didn't......''

''Why walk all the way to the Kitchen, when the bathroom is closer?'' The Inspector asks without blinking.

''.....like I said sir,.....I was confused''.Andrew's voice was in tremors.

Long silence


''One last question,'' asked the Inspector as he rose to his feet

Andrew looked up expectantly.


''Where were you going?''

''......going?'' Andrew repeated clearly confused.

''When the neighbors caught you......where were you going?''

Andrew stared at the Inspector and calmly said;

''I don't know...I was confused''

Another long silence.


''Don't you think it's odd that your security man at the gate didn't see your Landlord arrive or 'dash out' like you claim this morning.?''the Inspector asked curiously.


''I AM TELLING THE TRUTH'' now there was panic in Andrew's Eyes.

Then the Inspector Leaves



OUTSIDE the Interrogation room.Another officer asks the I.P.O;

''So what did the suspect say,do you think he's innocent?''


After a long pause, the Inspector says;

''Honestly, I believe he is.but then again,Only God knows what really happened in that flat this morning.


THE COURT IS YET TO DECIDE ANDREW'S FATE.


LIFE IS A CHOICE MY FRIEND
SO CHOOSE WISELY
ENOUGH SAID.


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