• Old woman and houseboy die in the Umuchiana Village in Anambra
• Police say cause of death may be linked to burning charcoal inside the room without proper ventilation

An aged woman and her houseboy have been reported dead in Umuchiana village in Anambra and it was revealed that the presence of burning charcoal in their enclosed room may have been the cause of their deaths.

According to a statement by the Anambra state police command, the deceased set a charcoal fire in order to warm the room due to cold weather leaving all the windows closed and without ventilation.

Their statement reads in full,

Today being 15/7/2020 there was a report at Aguata Police Station by one Bernard Ezeuboaja ‘m’ of Umuchiana village, Ekwulobia in Anambra State that on the same date at about 9:am,he discovered that his wife one Obiageli Ezeuboaja ‘f’ aged 65 years and her house boy one Chikamso ‘m’ surname unknown aged about 12 years never woke up from sleep since the previous night. As a result, he opened the door and discovered their lifeless bodies.

Following the report, Police detectives attached to Aguata division visited the scene and rushed victims to the hospital for medical attention but they were all certified death on arrival by a medical doctor.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased set a charcoal fire in order to warm the room due to cold weather leaving all the windows closed and without ventilation.

Meanwhile,the charcoal container was recovered as exhibit while corpses deposited at Ekwulobia hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Investigation is ongoing to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.

*SP Haruna Mohammed,PPRO* Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.

See graphic photos from the scene below,

In other news, the Anambra state police command apprehended a 31-year-old man, identified as one Sunday Eyim, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old minor in Awka, the state’s capital on Saturday, July 11.