Peter Nielsen

A Lagos high court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has convicted Peter Nielsen, a Danish national, for killing...

The defendant said he dragged his wife to the living room and asked one of the girls living with them to carry his daughter, adding that he then covered them with two blankets after he realised that they had died. Nielsen had also told the court he saw his wife and daughter in their kitchen, where he said he perceived a strong smell of gas when he opened the door. The defendant said when he woke up at 7:30am and did not see his wife on their bed, he searched for her.

Nielsen, 54, was condemned to death by Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile of the Lagos State High Court on Friday after he was found guilty of two counts of ...

Following the accusation, he was arraigned on June 13, 2018 before the Lagos State High Court. Nielsen pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Nielsen, 54, was condemned to death by Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile of the Lagos State High Court on Friday after he was found guilty of two counts of murder.

A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, (TBS), Friday, sentenced a Danish man, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife ...

But court officials told journalist that the judgment was not ready, and adjourned till today, May 20. Justice Okikiolu-Ighile had reserved May 6, for the judgment after proceedings on March 1, 2022, when the court listened to submissions and adopted the final written addresses of the prosecution and the defence. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile began reading the judgement at 11:10am, after taking appearances of the prosecution counsel Adebayo Haroun and the defence counsel Uyi Giwa-Osaigie.

The Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square annex Has found Dane, Peter Nielsen, guilty of two counts of murder of his Nigerian.

He had pleaded not guilty to the charges. The judge started reading her judgement at about 11:15am and ended by 4:30pm. 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.

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It was during one of their fights that he killed the two, the court heard. “There is also evidence that there was a history of domestic violence against the victim by the suspect,” prosecutors with the Lagos state government said. The Lagos State Ministry of Justice cited “overwhelming and compelling evidence, both forensic and direct eye-witness account, showing without doubt that the victims were killed by the suspect.”

The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts. The state submitted that the defendant allegedly killed his Nigerian musician wife, Zainab also ...

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the two counts of murder punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile on Friday, May 20, convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts.

Nielsen, a Danish has been sentenced to death for murdering Zainab Alizee and their 3-year-old daughter at their Banana Island residence, Ikoyi, Lagos. Judgment ...

Nielsen, a Danish has been sentenced to death for murdering Zainab Alizee and their 3-year-old daughter at their Banana Island residence, Ikoyi, Lagos. He pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Long arms of the law has finally caught up with Peter Nielsen who killed his Nigerian singer wife and daughter at their Banana Island home.

A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle.

The Dane was charged with the death of his wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts. A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter.

The Lagos State government accused Mr Nielsen of smothering his wife and child to death at 3.45 a.m. at their home in Banana Island.

In her sentencing, the judge held that, in line with Section 223 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos state, 2015, “subject to the provision of any other law, the death sentence is the punishment for murder. I also prescribe the court’s sentence upon you for both counts of murder to be death by hanging. She even prophesied her death by telling her driver and step-dad that the defendant would kill her. The DNA result showed she tried so much to defend herself. He was still married to his wife in Denmark and had three children with her. I find it hard to believe he is absolved of having a hand in their deaths.”

OSUN, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court on Friday sentenced a Danish man to death after...

It was during one of their fights that he killed the two, the court heard. “There is also evidence that there was a history of domestic violence against the victim by the suspect,” prosecutors with the Lagos state government said. The Lagos State Ministry of Justice cited “overwhelming and compelling evidence, both forensic and direct eye-witness account, showing without doubt that the victims were killed by the suspect.”

Nielsen was charged with the death of his wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra in 2018.

Nielsen said when he saw his wife and daughter in the kitchen, he dragged her to the living room and asked one of the late wife’s stepsisters living with them to bring his daughter. However, in the case of whether the housemaid was able to enter the kitchen through the back door on the day the incident happened, Nielsen said the housemaid used to enter the kitchen through the back door or front door depending on her duties. The defendant said when he later woke up in the morning and did not see his wife on the bed, he went in search of her. The Dane was charged with the death of his wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra. Nielsen was charged with the death of his wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra in 2018 During the continuation of his cross-examination, the defendant told the court that when he woke up at 2:30 a.m., on April 5, 2018, he got snacks and drinks for his wife and daughter before going back to sleep.

A Nigerian court has sentenced a Danish man to death after finding he killed his wife, a Nigerian, and three-year-old daughter in 2018 at their residence in ...

It was during one of their fights that he killed the two, the court heard. OSUN, Nigeria -- A Nigerian court on Friday sentenced a Danish man to death after finding him guilty of killing his wife, a Nigerian, and his 3-year-old daughter at their residence in the West African country in 2018. A Nigerian court has sentenced a Danish man to death after finding he killed his wife, a Nigerian, and three-year-old daughter in 2018 at their residence in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital

May 20, (THEWILL) - A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Friday, sentenced a Danish, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing ...

Justice Okikiolu-Ighile had reserved May 6, for the judgement after proceedings on March 1, 2022, when the court listened to submissions and adopted the final written addresses of the prosecution and the defence. May God have mercy on you”, Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile ruled on Friday, after convicting Nielsen of counts one and two of murder charges. May 20, (THEWILL) – A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Friday, sentenced a Danish, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter.

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that A Danish man, Peter Nielsen, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos High Court for killing his ...

True Crime Daniel: "Peter Nielsen, the Danish man who killed his Nigerian wife and daughter in Lagos in 2018, has been found guilty and sentenced to death! Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that A Danish man, Peter Nielsen, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos High Court for killing his Nigerian wife and three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts.

The judge held that, “it is the judgment of the court that you Peter Nielsen, is found guilty of the murder of Zainab and Petra Nielsen on April 5, 2018. I ...

According to the charge, “The act of the defendant shows that he suffocated his wife and daughter. There is evidence before the court that there is a fight between the defendant and his wife,” the judge held. The judge said that on October, 20, 2020, the High Court of Lagos was vandalised and burnt which affected the night gown, a jumpsuit, towel and pant worn by Zainab and Petra. She said that the pathologist who analysed the DNA on the night gown was thoroughly examined and cross examined by the defence. The evidence shows that Peter Nielsen killed his wife and daughter. The Lagos State Government accused Nielsen, now 57, of smothering Zainab and their daughter Petra Nielsen to death at about 3:45am, on April 5, 2018, at No. 4, Flat 17, Bella Vista Tower, Banana Island, Ikoyi.