The trial of Danish man, Peter Nielsen, for allegedly killing his Nigerian wife and daughter at the Lagos state High Court continued on Tuesday, December 14, with the suspect telling the court that he did not immediately realize his wife and daughter had died when he found them lying on the ground in their apartment.
The Lagos State Government has accused the defendant of smothering his Nigerian wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra, to death on April 5, 2018, at their residence on Banana Island, Ikoyi. Nielsen was arraigned on June 13, 2018. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the two counts of murder which contravene Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
During his cross-examined by the prosecution counsel for the Lagos State Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Adebayo Haroun, on Tuesday, Nielsen told the court that when he woke up around 2:30 am on April 5, 2018, he got snacks and drinks for his wife and daughter before going back to sleep, adding that he did not perceive the “smell of gas” in their room at that time.
