An
Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, has ordered that
30-year-old Chris Elvis be remanded in prison for allegedly killing his
four-year-old son, Godrich Elvis, while padlocking his mouth.
The magistrate, Ms S.O Solebo, said Chris
should be remanded in prison pending legal advice from the Directorate
of Public Prosecution.
It was learnt that Chris had killed his son on the allegation that he was evil and responsible for his ill-fortune.
The security guard, who works with
Merchant Navy, a security outfit, was said to have locked Godrich in a
room, padlocked his mouth and beat him to death, including using a hot
pressing iron on him at their home on Adetola Adelaja Street, Meiran,
Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro had reported on February 14 that upon the arrest of Chris, he suddenly began feigning insanity.
A police source had told our
correspondent that the accused was acting strangely to convince the
police that
he was mentally ill.
The drama however continued on Wednesday when Chris took the strangeness to another level.
After the murder charge was read to him, and he was shown the charge sheet, he took the paper and put it in his mouth.
The magistrate, however, cautioned him to behave well as he was in a court.
The murder charge reads, “That you, Chris
Elvis, on February 10, 2014, about 5pm at 7, Adetola Adelaja street,
Meiran Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully kill one
Godrich Elvis, aged 4 years by using hot pressing iron to burn him all
over his body and putting him inside a plastic drum and locked the drum
with padlock and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section
221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.”
His plea was not taken. The matter was adjourned till April 2, 2014.
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