Commotion As Witness Slumps, Dies Inside Court

There was commotion at the Ondo State High Court on Wednesday as a septuagenarian, whose real identity is unknown, slumped and gave up the ghost during a sitting at the court

OSUN DEFENDER learnt that the deceased was in the court in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West LGA, to bear witness in a case involving his friend.

A court clerk, who pleaded anonymity, noted that the 70-year-old man suddenly collapsed inside the court while the case was mentioned for appearance.

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“The man was in court with his friend and suddenly, he stood up where he was seated and fell, hitting his head on the tiles and he passed on.

“He didn’t look like someone who was sick and he didn’t interact with anyone but suddenly gave up,” he said.

It was gathered that policemen from the Enu-Owa Division in Ondo picked up the corpse and deposited it at the morgue.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident.

She said it is being investigated, stressing that the case had been transferred to the homicide section of the police headquarters in Akure.