The court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging for killing his wife and daughter.
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Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile on Friday convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by Lagos State
Nielsen, 54, is standing trial on a two-count charge of murder.
Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile of a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square scheduled judgment in the murder trial.
The Judge, Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile fixed the date following an application filed by the defendant’s counsel, D. O. Oyewale.
The witness, who gave evidence as to the 10th defendant’s witness, told the court that he only wished for his wife and daughter’s murderers to be identified and taken to court.
Nielsen, led in evidence by his counsel, Olasupo Shashore, testified as the 10th defence witness in the ongoing case.
Adekoya, a Specialist in Human and Forensic Genetics, made the disclosure while giving evidence as the sixth defendant’s witness in the ongoing trial of the Danish.
The State Government, in a statement by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, said forensic investigation into the matter revealed overwhelming and compelling evidence to the effect that the suspect killed his wife and daughter
Nielsen, a Danish citizen, is being tried on a two-count charge bordering on murder
The highly authoritative newspaper said they were allegedly murdered in the family’s residence at Ocean Parade, Banana Island in the early hours of Thursday.