BBC Pidgin of Thursday, 19 January 2023
Source: BBC
Police for Allegheny County say dem dey investigate one murder-suicide case wey involve man wey local tori don identify as 59-year-old Nigerian Associate Professor of Theology for Duquesne University, USA.
On January 17, 2023, at around 9:53 a.m police say dem receive one call from pesin wey dem identify as third party.
Di third party call di police to check on di well-being of a couple wey dey engaged in domestic violence inside dia home for Thorncrest Drive for Wilkins Township.
According to dem, di third party say dem stab di male victim and di female dey inside di residence wit firearm.
Wilkins Police along wit neighbouring departments respond to di scene and call di residence. Wen officers no get any response, dem request di assistance of County Police SWAT.
“Di team enta inside di house and find one 59-year-old adult male and one 50-year-old adult female deceased”, police tok as dem add say both di man and di woman be like dem get cuttings for di dia body and di woman appear like she bin don shoot herself.
Homicide detectives respond to di scene and begin investigation immediately, dem ask anybody wit information about di incident to call police.
‘Tragedy for all di pipo wey dey involved’
Local tori pipo for KDKA-TV confam say di male victim na Marinus Iwuchukwu, wey be associate professor of theology for Duquesne University. Im bin don dey work for di university since 2008.
For statement wey di vice president for marketing and communications for Duquesne, Gabriel Welsch release to KDKA-TV, e say: "Dis na tragedy for all di pipo wey dey involved and our thoughts and prayers dey wit Professor Iwuchukwu colleagues, students, friends, and loved ones,"
Coroner inquest also identify di woman as one Charce Dunn.
Dr. Kristine L. Blair, wey be Dean, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, Duquesne University, also write say, "Na wit profound sadness I share di news of di death of Dr. Marinus Iwuchukwu, Associate Professor of Theology…wey be former Chairman of di Department.
Professor Marinus and Dr Kristine bin member of di Catholic Theological Society of America - wey be di largest professional society of theologians for di world.
“Professor Iwuchukwu na internationally recognized expert on interreligious dialogue and inclusive religious pluralism.", Dr Kristine add.
CTSA remembers and prayers for Marinus Iwuchukwu (d. 1/17/23). See https://t.co/HsZvMnINI5 pic.twitter.com/aHRDT9EwNa
— CTSA (@theCTSA) January 18, 2023