The remains of Mrs. Sarah Olabimpe Ibiwoye will be committed to mother earth tomorrow in Isanlu-Isin, four days after she died from injuries she sustained in an attack on her by her son.

The tragedy occurred on Friday in Isanlu-Isin in Kwara, when the middle-aged son, Kehinde Ibiwoye, clubbed Mrs. Ibiwoye to death with an axe in the presence of several family members.

The deceased, in her late sixties, died instantly from the attack which shattered her skull.

According to a family source, Kehinde suffers from epilepsy, which manifested late when he was already an adult.

The family had employed orthodox and local medication to treat the ailment, which however degenerated and led to the victim exhibiting irrational and aggressive behaviours.

At the time of the tragedy at about 3.30pm on Friday at the deceased's residence, Kehinde was said to have suddenly emerged in the house with an axe and made for his parents and his twin brother who were in the house.

As the family members scampered out of the house for safety, the assailant caught up with his frail mother who had stumbled to the ground and inflicted blows to her head, killing her instantly.

Kehinde was later apprehended and taken to a police station in nearby Oke-Onigbin where he is still being held.

The Isanlu-Isin community was further thrown into mourning when another elderly woman, simply identified as 'Iya Eleja' slumped and died when the news of Mrs. Ibiwoye's death was broken to her.

Some sources, who preferred anonymity, said that Ibiwoye had complained to the policemen who came for his arrest from Oke-Onigbin that his mother was behind his travails.

He was also said to have told the policemen that while his brothers were living comfortably, he was rotting away in abject poverty because of his mother's action.

A relation to Iya Eleja, said that the woman was hale and hearty before the unfortunate incident.

"We have just come back from Omu-Aran where we went to buy the woman's coffin. There was nothing wrong with Iya Ejeja who was hale and hearty before the news was broken to her.

"Immediately the news of the incident was narrated to her, she slumped and died," the source said.

The Divisional Police Officer, Oke-Onigbin Police Command, DSP. Mr Olutekunbi Ekundayo, stated that the case would be transferred to the State CID Headquarters in Ilorin for investigation.

"There is not much we can do here as far as this case is concerned, particularly as regards the issue of the accused person's state of health.

"Though, it was a case of a culpable homicide, as you can see now, I am preparing the file for the transfer of the case to the State CID for appropriate investigation," he said.