Court Sentences Danish National To Death For Killing Nigerian Wife, Daughter

Court Sentences Danish National To Death For Killing Nigerian Wife, Daughter

Lagos court sentences Danish National, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing Nigerian wife, daughter.

A Lagos State High Court led by Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile has found Dane, Peter Nielsen, guilty of two counts of murder of his Nigerian wife, Zainab, and daughter, Petra.

The court hearing which started at 5:15pm lasted over 5 hours.

The Lagos State Government arraigned the 53-year-old defendant on June 13, 2018, on a two-count charge of murder, punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015, which prescribes the death penalty, if convicted. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Mr. Nielsen was said to have killed his wife, a musician also known as Alizee, and his daughter on April 5, 2018, at about 3.45 am at their Banana Island residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.