According to a source, the suspect, Ikenna Asiegbu, was said to have been in the habit of beating the girl, Miss Chidimma Christopher, not heeding caution from neighbours.
The deceased, who hailed from Enugwu Agidi was living with the boy with whom she had a baby six months ago in Mgbakwu, Awka North, Anambra state.
On a fateful day, the girl collapsed after a beating from the man and was rushed to the hospital where she was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.
Following the news of her death, angry youths descended on the suspect and would have killed him in the jungle justice manner but for the arrival of the vigilante operatives who saved him before the police came.
The incident was confirmed by the police command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga. He said that the suspect Ikenna Asiegbu is in police custody while the case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigations.