Anambra State Police Command have insisted that Miss Chinyere Awuda, a lady clubber who was found dead in an abandoned swimming pool in a hotel two weeks ago actually drowned and not beaten to death.
Spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed this in a statement citing an autopsy report.
Recalled that Awauda was said to have gone clubbing at Cosmila Hotel, Awka, but was accused of pilfering money being sprayed on a celebrant, leading to her being beaten to death and dumped in an abandoned swimming pool.
But the hotel management in their explanation insisted that she stole money from the club, and ran out and hid in a dark area, where she mistakenly fell into the abandoned swimming pool and drowned.
Police in a press release on Friday said: “In the course of the Police investigation, the celebrant was arrested for questioning while the corpse was recovered and deposited at the morgue for autopsy.
“Contrary to claims that the deceased was beaten to death, the pathologist found no sign of trauma on the body. The autopsy report indicated that drowning was the cause of death.
“This finding was in tandem with claims that the lady ran away when accosted and every effort made to find her that night was futile. It would appear that she fell into the abandoned swimming pool and drowned,” police revealed.
Ikenga said the commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Aderemi Adeoye has directed that the pathologist’s report be sent to the Attorney General for vetting and legal advice.
