The trial involving 53-year-old Danish national, Peter Nielsen who allegedly killed his Nigerian wife, Zainab Ali-Nielsen, better known in music circles as Alizee, and her three-year-old daughter Petra, has stalled again.
The trial of Neilsen stalled again on Monday due to the defendant’s delay in filing an application.
At the resumed hearing yesterday, the defendant’s counsel Olasupo Shasore, SAN, filed an application requesting for some exhibits, to enable him conduct an examination.
According to the defendant’s counsel, on the last adjourned date, he asked the court for some exhibits in preparation for his defence.
Shasore said: “I would have filed the application before now, but for the strike.”
He told the court that he had three more witnesses, a pathologist from University of Ibadan; a genetic witness from University of Lagos Teaching Hospital and the defendant.
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In his response to the application, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Adebayo Haroun, said the prosecution would need time to react to the application.
Justice Okikiolu-Ighile said, “I feel so uncomfortable because time is ticking. Immediately after the strike was called off, I said this is one of the cases I must hear. I don’t have a court yet. I denied a brother judge from sitting today because I told him about the importance of this matter.”
The case was later adjourned until July 19 by the Justice Okikiolu-Ighile for further hearing.
Peter Nielsen is accused of murdering his wife Zainab Alizee and their daughter Petra at their home located at 4, Flat 17, Bella Vista Tower, Banana Island Ikoyi, on April 5, 2018.
However, Nielsen has denied all the charges leveled against him by his accusers.
