The :--Lilcm c nt <1dii 1111..: d at. d 11 1.111-- c J or the c1 ::-, wi tness to the State C ID Aw ka dated 12/1 / I ~ was L:...l11 b 1t P2. PW2 confi rmed that the deceased did not make any re port to the police LK-~:. 1u::--c d ue t0 li ~r phys ical sla k , she was unable lo go lo the police station . H..: qui, kly at.kk d that he requested that 1.P.O .. to come and take the statcme1nt Ill l Il l< li~Hi::,...: but lie r~ fu : -i cJ . 1 PW 3 was o ne Feli x Azub uikc Un igwe . He is the cousi :1 of the deceased. th He I l'.ca l k d l he 111 c 1dt: 11l o 1· I 0 Decembe r 20 l l . :I is ve rsion was that as ill'. was heh ng_ hi s supper th at night, he was ca\\ ed on ph c,ne b y the deceascd' s daught er (P \ '- · 1) i1\l.u1rn i1l 6 li i1\1 or ,, kit took pL1cc in thei r hou ::;c ::; tat ins tk1 t th e Dc !":nda nt has kill ed the ir moth er. He went to he dcccascc ' s ho use the next m01 nin ::'- \0 rncc\ her \yin g. resll ess o n the lloor . ~he w c1s s~yi 1 g \h nf C' hi gho i e th e ,) efc nd:rn t has kill ed he r in \g_bo langu age . P\V:i proceeded to conrro,et the Defe ndant. asked him why he did not go lo s .:e hi s mot her who w as unconsci o us but he replied th at he sho uld se ize from c ..d l 11 g th e <-. kcea sed hi s 1notlier. He st ated that accordin g to PW I , the De1 endanf s version was that the J ec ,..:ascd \ve1 1t ...111d look the t"irewood pac ked O) lii s w,k . rk th e LJck11da11l lat e : went and collected it back and in the process, he held hi s mother while lrJ i 1g to ic -cu1kct · the fir c\\ ooJ , and lhc Jec cascd rcll J 0 \\ 11 a11 J bcc .1111c unco nscio us . Accord ing to him , he told " them " to take her to hospit al. He stated that th e\ were also visiting. her in the said hospital until when he was called and in fq rmcd of her death . The Defendant fwther stc1.ted that he made statement to th e 10\ icc . PW ] ad mitted that prior to the incident, the Defendant, the deceased and oth u · s ibl i 11gs ha ve Ul'.Cn ha ving issues . They ,, ere all sum m oncJ to a peac e meet ing a t the Obi ' s place at Ogbe E zumeri and in the course of the ci el il )er ci tion . th ere wci s ci mi sunderstanding. The Defenda nt then brought ;:i sc-re w driver from his motorcycle and attempted to stab one of his relations. He w ~:-:; held b ack by som e yOLmg men . Fin ally , after the death of the deceased, he reported the case to CPS U /.l,oulu . Hi::- slate1-11 cul was taken there .. Wh~n the case proce~Jej lo Awka , lit: adouted hi s earlier state ment made at the CPS Ozubulu . ' l> ,