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The Police in Rivers State said it has arrested a man identified as Michael Chidozie, for allegedly beating his wife and strangling her in their residence in Mile 4, near Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Though it was not clear how the incident happened, it was learned that the victim and mother of three, Mrs Ufuoma Eriera Chidozie, who hails from Delta State allegedly died after sustaining injuries after he was assaulted in the early hours of Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

The children of the couple are aged 10, seven and five respectively, all males.

A source in the area who pleaded anonymity said the deceased husband put a call across to his late wife’s brother to come that there was an emergency at home but fled before his in-law arrived.