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Facts have emerged why murdered singer, Zainab Nielsen could not be saved despite her desperate cry for help.
37-year-old Zainab, whose stage name was Alizee and her daughter, Petra, 3, were reportedly murdered by her husband, Nielsen Peter, a Danish citizen, at their Banana Island home in the early hours of Thursday.
A statement by the police today revealed that only the deceased’s 13-year-old sister, Gift Madaki, who lived with the couple, heard her cry for help.
Gift had reportedly disclosed she could not respond to the deceased’s cry for help because all the doors in the house were locked.
Media reports quoted Gift as saying: “I woke my junior sister up asking her if she heard any noise, later I saw the man hitting her head on the floor. I tried to help but he locked everywhere, there was no way for me to run and call people to come and help.”
The statement by the police further revealed that the bodies of the murdered singer and her daughter were discovered in the kitchen of their apartment.
NewsmakersNG also learnt that the suspected killer is being detained at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Investigation Department pending the outcome of ongoing investigation.
The statement signed the spokesman of the Lagos State police command, SP Chike Oti, read: “The Lagos State Police Command in its usual manner of informing members of the public about its activities wishes to state, and for the records, that it is investigating an alleged case of murder that took place on Thursday 5th of April 2018, at Bellasta Tower, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“In respect of the unfortunate incident, the Command declares as follows: that on the 5th day of April, 2018, at about 11am, it received a complaint from the Facility Manager of Bellasta Tower, Banana Island, Mr.Kunle Kukoyi, that at about 7am of 5th April, 2018, he was informed by 13 year-old Miss Gift Madaki that she heard her elder sister, Late Mrs Zainab Nelson, 37 years old, crying in the early hours of the morning as she was being manhandled by her husband, one Mr. Peter Nelson, a 53-year old citizen of Denmark. The little girl estimated the time she heard her sister’s cry to be 0345hours.
“Based on the report, the Command mobilised its Crime Scene Detectives to the location pari passu the medics from Britannia hospital, Lekki Phase one Lagos. Together they went to Flat 17, Block 4 apartment of the Nelsons. Two bodies, identified as that of Zainab Nelson and her three years old baby, Petral Nelson were found in the kitchen. The doctor and his team inspected the bodies and confirmed them dead.
“Preliminary investigation conducted at the scene revealed that the violence that consumed the deceased persons started in the couple’s bedroom but the bodies were dragged to the kitchen.
On closer examination, visible marks of violence were seen on the bodies.
“The corpses were photographed and evacuated to Lagos Island General Hospital for autopsy.
Meanwhile, letters has been sent to the embassy of Denmark intimating it that Lagos State Police Command is investigating Mr Peter Nelson, a citizen of Denmark for an alleged case of murder.
“Further development on this case will be duly communicated to the general public.”
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