The Lagos State Police Command had decided to charge Peter Nielson, the Danish man alleged to have murdered his musician wife, Zainab Nielson (popularly known as Alizee), and daughter, Petra Nielson, to court for two counts charge of murder.
Lagos police spokesman, Chike Oti, announced this in a statement released on Wednesday.
According to Mr Oti, the Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has directed that the case be charged to court based on the findings of the crime scene detectives sent to the apartment of the Nielsens after the alleged murder was committed and the preliminary autopsy report and the result of DNA analysis carried out by forensic experts.
“He would be taken to the Yaba Magistrate Court today 11th April 2018, where the case would be mentioned and his trial for the offence of murder begins.
“Meanwhile, a duplicate copy of the murder case file has been sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), for legal advice.
“Further development on this matter would, as usual, be communicated to members of the public,” the statement said.
