A Lagos housewife, identified as Mrs. Ogenyi, has been beaten to stupor by her enraged husband for investing the family’s saving in Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, better known as MMM.

It was gathered that problem ensued between the couple, who resides on Balogun Street, Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos Sunday afternoon, after the husband returned from a trip to his hometown in Benue and discovered that the family saving box was missing.

The man then asked his son who revealed that the mother went out with her friend around 4pm and had not returned.

On getting back from where she went to, the woman was shocked to see that her husband as he was not expected to be back until end of the month.

The husband inquired to know who broke the saving box but the wife could not give him any satisfactory answer.

When the husband threatened to beat the wife if she fails to tell him who broke the box, she accepted breaking the box and investing the money into MMM.

She thought she could get 30 per cent of her income and replace the money before the husband could return. The money which the husband had been saving over N86,000 for new accommodation.

The husband who was angered by his wife action then descended on his wife by beating by blue and black.

All her efforts to explain to the husband that the money would yield income in the next 30 days fell on deaf ears, the man then asked his wife to cough out the money before morning.

The man, who locked the door of their one room apartment to prevent sympathizers from rescuing the helpless woman eventually hit the woman with breakable plate and she collapsed.

The source said on realizing his wife was unconscious, he quickly ran out of the room, living the woman and their three-year-old son and fled to unknown destination.

The neighbors took her to the hospital where she is currently battling for her life.