The circle of relatives of the past due University of Port Harcourt student, Justina Otuene, on Friday expressed alleviation after a Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt sentenced her boyfriend, Damian Okoligwe, to dying by using hanging for her murder.
Okoligwe, a 400-stage Petrochemical Engineering student of UNIPORT, killed Justina, a 300-stage Biochemistry pupil on October 20, 2023, at his rental in Mgbuoba, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
After murdering her, he dismembered her frame, dumped the stays inner a wheelbarrow and become approximately to cast off them whilst he changed into arrested.
In her ruling, the trial judge on Friday, Justice Chinwe Nsirim-Nwosu, held that the prosecution had demonstrated the three substances of homicide beyond affordable doubt.
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She described Okoligwe’s behavior as “intentional, composed, calculated, coordinated and evil,” adding that there was no contradiction in the proof before the court docket.
Justice Nsirim-Nwosu ordered that the convict “be hanged at the neck till he's showed lifeless.”
While the defence counsel declined comment, Justina’s elder brother, Osatawaji Otuene, stated the circle of relatives welcomed the judgment.
“I sense exact. It turned into a totally unique and nicely-based judgment. I actually need to commend the decide. It is a alleviation because at least it's far certain that my sister didn’t die for nothing. So, it's far a alleviation to the circle of relatives,” he stated.
Speaking out of doors the court docket, the prosecution counsel, Charles Mbaba, expressed pride with the judgment.
He stated the verdict would carry comfort to the deceased’s family and function justice for Justina.
“Justice has been achieved and seen and felt to be carried out in respect of Justina Otuene.” Justina turned into the only daughter of her parents but turned into gruesomely murdered by Damian Okoligwe in instances suggestive of formality intentions. We trust that with this judgment, the soul of Justina can now have a peaceful repose,” Mbaba stated.
He delivered that the ruling must additionally function a deterrent to young people “who consider that shortcuts in life are the most effective method to get wealthy short.”