Friday July 16, 2021
Beledweyne (HOL) - Police in Beledweyne on Wednesday say that a local Quranic teacher was killed by his wife.
Ma’alim Omar, a Madarasa Quranic teacher in the Hawo-Tako neighbourhood of Beledweyne, was allegedly poisoned by his wife - who he recently married - and was found dead in the home he shared with her.
Investigators believe that the man consumed food prepared by his wife, spiked with a highly toxic insecticide.
Security forces in Beledweyne have arrested the woman while she was attempting to flee the city. They added that they are continuing their investigation.