Domestic Violence: Late Lawyer’s Husband, Anthony Ikpeama, Family, Speak Over Her Controversial Murder [VIDEO]

*Anthony Denies Killing Wife
*Late Adaeze’s Mother, Brother Counter’s Claim

Late Lawyer’s Husband, Anthony Ikpeama has denied killing the
mother of his children who was 6 months pregnant as at the time of
her death.

Anthony made this rebuttal in an interview by
Tvc Crime watch.^[1]

THENIGERIALAWYER recalls that cyberspace has been awash with
news of the death of Adaeze Ikpeama, Esq., who was allegedly beaten
to death by her husband, Anthony.

During the interview, Anthony claimed he did not kill his wife
as she was the mother of his two children and was pregnant with his
baby.  He claimed the whole drama began when his wife
complained of having pain in her stomach, so he told her to
withstand the pain till the next day because there was curfew.

According to him, his late wife could not bear the pain, so he
decided to rush her to Doreen hospital which has been their
hospital since they got married.

After getting to the hospital, the emergency doctor wanted to
start treatment on her but he stopped the doctor because he needed
to discuss with their gynecologist, who already knew her medical
records.  Anthony called the gynecologist, who told him’;

Anthony called the Gynaecologist and the Gynecologist told him
to drop the call for him(gynecologist)  to call the hospital
directly. He(Gynecologist)  advice them on how to proceed,
while promising to come over himself, the following day.

The owner of hospital (supposed Surgon) in his presence
proceeded to bring out the foetus, which was alive, he cleaned it
up and told him that her uterus has been ruptured and the placenta
had shifted.

This procedure resulted in severe loss of blood by his wife.

“So, the doctors brought out the baby alive, pulled out the
uterus and cleaned it up and tied it back and the owner of the
hospital by himself cut out the appendix, which made her lose so
much blood, Anthony said.

He also said that he was informed that she had only 1pint of
blood on her, whereas a normal person’s blood volume was 5
pints.

At that stage, his mother-in-law called his brother-in-law, Bob,
who, on arrival, became belligerent, as he felt the hospital would
not give him my wife’s status report. Hospital staff then asked him
(Mr. Anthony) to control his brother-in-law’

“The staff then moved the deceased from the I.C Unit upstairs
where she was to the main I.C Unit ground floor of the hospital.
This necessitated disconnecting the deceased’s ventilator,” Anthony
said.

He said he accompanied them while they undertook the shift, and
in the process, he noticed that his wife was swooning; when he drew
the attention of the medical staff to it, they asked him to excuse
them, while they cleaned and re-fit the ventilator’

When asked whether there was ever a case of domestic violence in
his home, he said NO.

“Never! All the time I have married my wife, I have never
touched her. We had misunderstandings like husband and wife but it
has never led to anybody slapping each other.” he said.

His mother-in-law, Mrs. Carol John, however, denied this,
insisting that he was so physically abusive of her that she lived
in constant dread of him.

This, according to her, i.e., the deceased’s mother, prompted
the latter to advise her to end the marriage.’

“I have observed that. I said no, this is an abusive marriage. I
interviewed her and Adaeze said she don’t want trouble, that we
should give her husband time.

“With time, he will change and I said no, nobody changes. Let us
leave now that is not too late.” the mother said.

This was corroborated by the deceased’s brother, Bob Manuel
John, who said that a day before her death, she had confided in her
that she planned to end the marriage due to her husband’s
persistent physical abuse.

He added that he then left briefly, and on his return, he met
the television sets on the housebroken, and on challenging Mr.
Anthony about it, the latter told him to mind his business. Bob
said he then strongly advised the deceased to leave the marriage,
upon which she demurred, citing her pregnancy.

The deceased’s brother further said, he was present during the
period of her recovery – between 6am and 7am. Unfortunately, 
he said, the hospital informed him that her condition had
deteriorated; this prompted her being returned to the IC (Intensive
Care) unit. He accompanied them there – together with the
deceased’s husband.

On arrival, Mr. Anthony wondered loudly why the deceased was
under a ventilator and wanted to know whether she was being treated
for Covid-19. The duty nurse denied it and asked him to leave her
bedside as she was recuperating. He was adamant and attempted to
remove the ventilator. When the nurse tried to stop him he slapped
her,  pushed her away and proceeded to shake the deceased’s
bed violently.

According to Bob, when he, (Bob) too, tried to intervene, Mr.
Anthony pushed him away and, standing over the deceased, he started
accusing her loudly of killing her foetus. This allegedly provoked
the deceased’s brother, who assaulted the suspect and they went at
each other for some time, until they were separated by nurses.

It was around this time that the deceased’s brother (Bob) said
he noticed that she was shaking violently, with her eyes
intermittently opening and closing. It was apparent that her
condition her taken a turn for the worse.

When he was asked at what point, did he realise that his late
sister was dead?

He opined that it was upon the violent shaking of her hospital
bed by the suspect, because at that point, she started speaking
incoherently and unintelligibly.

Bob went on to state that the next day, Mr Ikpeama called for
the transfer of his wife to another hospital and despite his
protests, Mr ikpeama claimed being her next of kin and her husband,
he has the right to do that. After getting to the next hospital,
they confirmed his sister’s death but someone claimed that 
her hands were shaking, so he suggested they take her back to
Doreen Hospital.

Unfortunately, instead of doing so, the Anthony directed the
vehicle to a police station. His ( Bob’s) pleas to proceed to the
hospital having fallen on deaf ears, he finally confirmed by
himself (according to him, ‘from the yellowish colour of her eyes),
that his sister had, indeed, died.

Bob further asserted that a cousin who lived with the deceased
(Adaeze) and her husband(Anthony) confirmed to him that the suspect
was in the habit of physically abusing his deceased wife. This,
according to Mr. Bob, was corroborated by the gatekeeper of the
deceased’s house.

He said “my cousin who was living with my late sister confirmed
that her husband was always beating her and he used to punch her in
the stomach severally apart from that, the gateman also confirmed
that his late sister’s husband has killed her.

This prompted Mr. Bob and the deceased’s mother to examine the
CCTV footage in the house – only to discover that it was switched
off. This heightened their suspicions as they were aware that
the  CCTV cameras were always switched on, as their house
enjoyed virtually uninterrupted public power supply.

The police said their investigation into the incident is
proceeding apace, whilst the suspect continues to plead his
innocence and the deceased’s relatives insist that he is
responsible for her death.

*Anthony Denies Killing Wife
*Late Adaeze’s Mother, Brother Counter’s Claim

Late Lawyer’s Husband, Anthony Ikpeama has denied killing the
mother of his children who was 6 months pregnant as at the time of
her death.

Anthony made this rebuttal in an interview by
Tvc Crime watch.^[1]

THENIGERIALAWYER recalls that cyberspace has been awash with
news of the death of Adaeze Ikpeama, Esq., who was allegedly beaten
to death by her husband, Anthony.

During the interview, Anthony claimed he did not kill his wife
as she was the mother of his two children and was pregnant with his
baby.  He claimed the whole drama began when his wife
complained of having pain in her stomach, so he told her to
withstand the pain till the next day because there was curfew.

According to him, his late wife could not bear the pain, so he
decided to rush her to Doreen hospital which has been their
hospital since they got married.

After getting to the hospital, the emergency doctor wanted to
start treatment on her but he stopped the doctor because he needed
to discuss with their gynecologist, who already knew her medical
records.  Anthony called the gynecologist, who told him’;

Anthony called the Gynaecologist and the Gynecologist told him
to drop the call for him(gynecologist)  to call the hospital
directly. He(Gynecologist)  advice them on how to proceed,
while promising to come over himself, the following day.

The owner of hospital (supposed Surgon) in his presence
proceeded to bring out the foetus, which was alive, he cleaned it
up and told him that her uterus has been ruptured and the placenta
had shifted.

This procedure resulted in severe loss of blood by his wife.

“So, the doctors brought out the baby alive, pulled out the
uterus and cleaned it up and tied it back and the owner of the
hospital by himself cut out the appendix, which made her lose so
much blood, Anthony said.

He also said that he was informed that she had only 1pint of
blood on her, whereas a normal person’s blood volume was 5
pints.

At that stage, his mother-in-law called his brother-in-law, Bob,
who, on arrival, became belligerent, as he felt the hospital would
not give him my wife’s status report. Hospital staff then asked him
(Mr. Anthony) to control his brother-in-law’

“The staff then moved the deceased from the I.C Unit upstairs
where she was to the main I.C Unit ground floor of the hospital.
This necessitated disconnecting the deceased’s ventilator,” Anthony
said.

He said he accompanied them while they undertook the shift, and
in the process, he noticed that his wife was swooning; when he drew
the attention of the medical staff to it, they asked him to excuse
them, while they cleaned and re-fit the ventilator’

When asked whether there was ever a case of domestic violence in
his home, he said NO.

“Never! All the time I have married my wife, I have never
touched her. We had misunderstandings like husband and wife but it
has never led to anybody slapping each other.” he said.

His mother-in-law, Mrs. Carol John, however, denied this,
insisting that he was so physically abusive of her that she lived
in constant dread of him.

This, according to her, i.e., the deceased’s mother, prompted
the latter to advise her to end the marriage.’

“I have observed that. I said no, this is an abusive marriage. I
interviewed her and Adaeze said she don’t want trouble, that we
should give her husband time.

“With time, he will change and I said no, nobody changes. Let us
leave now that is not too late.” the mother said.

This was corroborated by the deceased’s brother, Bob Manuel
John, who said that a day before her death, she had confided in her
that she planned to end the marriage due to her husband’s
persistent physical abuse.

He added that he then left briefly, and on his return, he met
the television sets on the housebroken, and on challenging Mr.
Anthony about it, the latter told him to mind his business. Bob
said he then strongly advised the deceased to leave the marriage,
upon which she demurred, citing her pregnancy.

The deceased’s brother further said, he was present during the
period of her recovery – between 6am and 7am. Unfortunately, 
he said, the hospital informed him that her condition had
deteriorated; this prompted her being returned to the IC (Intensive
Care) unit. He accompanied them there – together with the
deceased’s husband.

On arrival, Mr. Anthony wondered loudly why the deceased was
under a ventilator and wanted to know whether she was being treated
for Covid-19. The duty nurse denied it and asked him to leave her
bedside as she was recuperating. He was adamant and attempted to
remove the ventilator. When the nurse tried to stop him he slapped
her,  pushed her away and proceeded to shake the deceased’s
bed violently.

According to Bob, when he, (Bob) too, tried to intervene, Mr.
Anthony pushed him away and, standing over the deceased, he started
accusing her loudly of killing her foetus. This allegedly provoked
the deceased’s brother, who assaulted the suspect and they went at
each other for some time, until they were separated by nurses.

It was around this time that the deceased’s brother (Bob) said
he noticed that she was shaking violently, with her eyes
intermittently opening and closing. It was apparent that her
condition her taken a turn for the worse.

When he was asked at what point, did he realise that his late
sister was dead?

He opined that it was upon the violent shaking of her hospital
bed by the suspect, because at that point, she started speaking
incoherently and unintelligibly.

Bob went on to state that the next day, Mr Ikpeama called for
the transfer of his wife to another hospital and despite his
protests, Mr ikpeama claimed being her next of kin and her husband,
he has the right to do that. After getting to the next hospital,
they confirmed his sister’s death but someone claimed that 
her hands were shaking, so he suggested they take her back to
Doreen Hospital.

Unfortunately, instead of doing so, the Anthony directed the
vehicle to a police station. His ( Bob’s) pleas to proceed to the
hospital having fallen on deaf ears, he finally confirmed by
himself (according to him, ‘from the yellowish colour of her eyes),
that his sister had, indeed, died.

Bob further asserted that a cousin who lived with the deceased
(Adaeze) and her husband(Anthony) confirmed to him that the suspect
was in the habit of physically abusing his deceased wife. This,
according to Mr. Bob, was corroborated by the gatekeeper of the
deceased’s house.

He said “my cousin who was living with my late sister confirmed
that her husband was always beating her and he used to punch her in
the stomach severally apart from that, the gateman also confirmed
that his late sister’s husband has killed her.

This prompted Mr. Bob and the deceased’s mother to examine the
CCTV footage in the house – only to discover that it was switched
off. This heightened their suspicions as they were aware that
the  CCTV cameras were always switched on, as their house
enjoyed virtually uninterrupted public power supply.

The police said their investigation into the incident is
proceeding apace, whilst the suspect continues to plead his
innocence and the deceased’s relatives insist that he is
responsible for her death.