Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, passed the sentence on Peter Nwachukwu on Monday.

The court sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of his wife, Osinachi, on April 8, 2022.

The judge, in her judgement, held that the prosecution has proven the burden of proof.

Nwachukwu was brought before the court on June 3, 2022 over a 23-count charge bordering on homicide, criminal intimidation, cruelty to children and spouse, criminal intimidation of children and spousal battery, filed against him by the Office of Attorney-General of the Federation, OAGF.

During the trial, the prosecution presented 17 witnesses, including the deceased’s two children, who testified PW4 and PW5.

The prosecution also submitted 25 documents as evidence.

Nwachukwu testified in his own defence. His lawyers called four other witnesses and tendered four exhibits in his defence.

Before the sentencing on Monday, Nwachukwu’s lawyer Reginald Nwali asked the court for mercy. But the prosecutor, Mrs Aderonke Imala, urged the court to apply full force and impose stipulated penalities.

Justice Nwosu-Iheme subsequently sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on count 1. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment each on counts 2, 3, 8,9, 12, 13 and 18.

The court sentenced him to six months imprisonment on count 10, three years imprisonment on count 11, while he was fined the sum of N500,000 and N200,000 respectively on counts 6 and 7, respectively.