Rape: I Took 4 Bottles Of Beer, 6 Sticks Of Cigarettes —Suspect

A 35-year-old labourer, James Emmanuel, has confessed to have taken four bottles of beer and six sticks of cigarettes before raping a co-labourer, identified as Deborah, to death in Akure, Ondo State.

Speaking during an interview in Akure, the suspect, said the idea came after he took the four bottles of beer and six sticks of cigarette.

The suspect added that he killed the woman out of fear that she might expose him and dumped her corpse inside a waste pit in the farm premises.

A statement by the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said the victim was raped to death in her farm.

According to her, “On January 18, 2024, a case of murder was reported at Okuta-Elerinla Police Station, the complainant stated that on January 17, 2024, she went to her farm to feed goats and fowls, she discovered that her worker, Mrs Deborah, was not in her apartment.

“She explained that after searching for her to no avail, she asked one James Emmanuel, who is also a worker on the farm, about the deceased’s whereabout, but he claimed not to have seen her. The remains was later found in a waste pit.

“The Police carried out investigation, which led to the arrest of James Emmanuel, aged 35 years, who during interrogation confessed to have raped the deceased after taking four bottles of beer and six sticks of cigarette.

“He added that he killed the woman out of fear that she might expose him and dumped her corpse inside a waste pit in the farm premises. (Vanguard)