Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 10 September 2011

Source: GNA

Man stabbed to death over suspected adultery

Nkwaseatan (Ash), Sept 10, GNA - A 62-year farmer has stabbed to death a colleague farmer he suspected of having sexual relationship with his wife. Kwabena Nkansah has been arrested and is being held by the police at Nyinahin.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ernest Fosu, the Atwima-Mponua District Commander, who confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency, (GNA) said both the suspect and the deceased, Kofi Isaac, 32, are farmers at Nkwaseatan near Aboasokrom.

For a while, he said, Nkansah accused Isaac of having a sexual affair with his wife, Adwoa Asokwa, with whom he has three children.

He said on Monday, September 5, at about 1300 hours, the suspect realizing that his wife was not at home, armed himself with a kitchen knife and went straight to the house of the deceased.

There he saw Asokwa in the room of Isaac. He then drew the knife and stabbed him in the chest to death.

DSP Fosu said the body of the deceased had been deposited at Bibiani Government Hospital mortuary for autopsy, adding that Nkansah would be arraigned as soon as investigations were completed.