An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has fixed October 2 for adoption of final written addresses in the trial of Akolade Arowolo, charged with the alleged murder of his wife, Titilayo.
Justice Lateefat Okunnu on Tuesday directed the prosecution and defence to file and serve the processes before the next adjournment date.
Arowolo, 31, was charged to court for allegedly stabbing his wife, a banker, to death.
He was arraigned on December 21, 2011 on a one-count charge of murder and had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The accused, was thereafter, remanded in Ikoyi Prisons.
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions alleged that the accused murdered Titilayo on June 24, 2011 in their residence at 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos State.
The prosecution, led by Olabisi Ogungbesan, had closed its case against the accused on November 19, 2012 after calling 12 witnesses.
The deceased relatives, including her father, George Oyakhire, and her step-mother, Adetoun, had testified that the Arowolo’s marriage was characterised by domestic violence.
Another witness, Prof. John Obafunwa, a Consultant Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State, had also testified that Titilayo was stabbed 76 times.
However, Arowolo, who testified before the court on May 22, blamed his in-laws for the trouble in his marriage.
He had denied the allegation that he murdered his wife.
He had claimed that Titilayo died after accidentally falling on a knife she was using to stab him during a quarrel on his birthday.
Arowolo, 31, was charged to court for allegedly stabbing his wife, a banker, to death.
He was arraigned on December 21, 2011 on a one-count charge of murder and had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The accused, was thereafter, remanded in Ikoyi Prisons.
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions alleged that the accused murdered Titilayo on June 24, 2011 in their residence at 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos State.
The prosecution, led by Olabisi Ogungbesan, had closed its case against the accused on November 19, 2012 after calling 12 witnesses.
The deceased relatives, including her father, George Oyakhire, and her step-mother, Adetoun, had testified that the Arowolo’s marriage was characterised by domestic violence.
Another witness, Prof. John Obafunwa, a Consultant Pathologist and Chief Medical Examiner of Lagos State, had also testified that Titilayo was stabbed 76 times.
However, Arowolo, who testified before the court on May 22, blamed his in-laws for the trouble in his marriage.
He had denied the allegation that he murdered his wife.
He had claimed that Titilayo died after accidentally falling on a knife she was using to stab him during a quarrel on his birthday.
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