Appeal Court Affirms D£ath Penalty on Denmark National Sentenced For K!lling His Nigerian Wife And Daughter In Lagos State

The Lagos Appeal Court Division has dismissed the appeal filed by a Denmark national, identified as Peter Nielsen, who was sentenced to d£ath for k!lling his Nigerian wife, Zainab and daughter, Petra Nielsen.

Nielsen was on 20th of May, 2022, found guilty, convicted and sentenced to d£ath by hanging for the murd€r of Zainab and Petra, by Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile,(retd.), of the Lagos State High Court, at the Tafawa Balewa Square.

The Lagos State Government had accused 57 years old Nielsen of smothering Zainab and their daughter Petra Nielsen, to death at about 3:45 am, on 5th of April, 2018, at their No. 4, Flat 17, Bella Vista Tower, Banana Island, Ikoyi residence. Two counts of m¥rder was filed against him.

Dissatisfied with his conviction and sentencing, Nielsen approached the appellate court for the judgment to be upturned.

However in a ruling delivered on Friday, 19th of July, 2024, the Appeal court upheld his conviction by the trial court and dismissed his appeal for lack of merit.

The appeal court held that the respondent (Lagos State) proved the offence of m¥rder against the appellant beyond reasonable doubt.

“The corroborative evidence of DNA also strengthened the circumstantial evidence against the appellant. There was no proof of breaking into the apartment as suggested by the appellant. “

“The missing exhibits as a result of the #EndSARS attack on the court do not affect the defence of the appellant as he had ample opportunity before the attack on the court. The findings of the forensic examiner corroborate the evidence of the children.”

Nielsen was found guilty and convicted of the m¥rder of Zainab and Petra, by Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile,(retd.), of the Lagos State High Court, at the Tafawa Balewa Square on 20th of May, 2022. The trial court held that Nielsen smothered Zainab and Petra Nielsen to d£ath. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>