Anambra State Police Command has made a new revelation on the alleged murder of a young lady identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda allegedly beaten to death and dumped into a swimming pool on the premises of Cosmila Hotel, Awka.
The police in a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu on Friday, exonerated the hotel of any complicity in Awuda’s death.
He said the report of the pathologist found no sign of trauma on the victim’s body, noting that the claims that the deceased was beaten to death was not correct.
“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,” he stated.
Recall that on July 17, 2023, the body of a young lady later identified as Miss Chinyere Awuda was found in an abandoned swimming pool within the premises of Cosmila Hotel located at 10 Cosmila Close, off old INEC road by Regina Caeli Junction, Awka.
It was alleged that the deceased was beaten to death by some persons who had an event at the hotel the previous night. She was accused of pilfering some of the naira notes allegedly sprayed on the celebrant.