- Tony allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, prompting her to defend herself by stabbing him in the neck
An unnamed woman reportedly fatally stabbed her boyfriend, identified as Tony, during a confrontation on Friday.
The altercation occurred at their residence in an estate along the NTA/Apara link road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Following an argument, Tony allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, prompting her to defend herself by stabbing him in the neck.
Despite the severity of Tony’s injury, the altercation escalated as they both continued to fight and moved into the street. Tony eventually collapsed due to excessive bleeding from the stab wound. Despite efforts by sympathizers to rush him to the hospital, he passed away en route.
Sources revealed that Tony, who was married, had left his estranged wife in Enugu to live with the girlfriend who eventually ended his life in the altercation.”
The source said, “Tony and his girlfriend had an argument that fateful night which resulted in a fight between them. There are reports that Tony had always been assaulting the lady for some time and this time around, I think in an attempt to defend herself, the lady stabbed him in the neck.
“They carried on with the fight and dragged themselves into the street as no one was willing to interfere in their fight. Tony later collapsed after losing lots of blood from the injury he sustained. When he was rushed to the hospital, he went cold on the way and gave up the ghost before they could get to the hospital.
“I also heard that he and his wife in Enugu are in a long divorce battle maybe because of some issues relating to domestic violence.”
When contacted, the Rivers Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, stressing that the suspect had been taken into custody and would be prosecuted as soon as investigation was concluded.
“The incident happened. The suspect is in police custody and she is currently undergoing investigation. She will be prosecuted as soon as investigation is concluded,” Iringe-Koko said.