A court sitting in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced a father of seven for to death by hanging for killing his pregnant wife over N1000.

Friday Uko, a native of Ikot Ossom in Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, was condemned on Thursday by Justice Ntong Ntong of Ikot Ekpene High Court on one count of murder.

He was said to have kicked his three-month-old wife, Patience on 14 August 2014 at about midnight, because she removed N1,000 from his pocket and used it to cook food for their seven children, six boys and a girl.

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The eldest child is 10 years old.

Delivering judgement, Justice Ntong said that a pregnant wife, who should have been pampered and cared for, was killed by her own husband.

The judge said,

“The accused pushed her down having known that she was pregnant and that he ought to know that a pregnant woman ought to be pampered and treated with love and not violence.

“This case is straightforward. The accused has told this Court through his extrajudicial statement that he caused the death of his wife. Anyone who unlawfully kills another is entitled to face the law. The accused pushed his wife down with pregnancy and she raised an alarm and died instantly showing the force the accused exerted in pushing her down. I have sworn to interpret the law no matter whose ox is gored.

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He found Uko guilty and prayed to God to have mercy upon his soul.

The convict, whose lawyer was not present in Court, had pleaded for mercy to enable go and take care of his children.