The Suspect (middle) being escorted away
A 56-year-old man who reportedly hit the head of his 40-year-old wife with a hoe, killing her instantly, has appeared before an Accra Central Magistrate Court for murder.
The accused, Thomas Kofi Owusu, is said to have killed his wife, one Fustina Esinu Owusu and injuring stepson Benedict Agboada, at about 8:30 pm on October, 30 this year.
According to the prosecutor, DSP Mawunyo Nanegbe, Benedict who was found lying in a pool of blood beside the deceased, was rushed to the Amasaman Government Hospital in Accra, but later referred to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where he is currently on admission.
Owusu has provisionally been charged for murder and causing harm to the two at Danchira, near Amanfrom in the Greater Accra Region.
Before trial Magistrate Worlanyo Kotoku, the plea of Kofi Owusu was not taken.
Narrating the series of events leading to the arrest of Owusu, DSP Nanegbe stated that immediately after Owusu’s purported act had been reported to the police, he was arrested and escorted to his house where the wife was found lying in a pool of blood in the living room.
He said Benedict was also found lying in a pool of blood with severe wounds on the head gasping for breath.
The prosecutor stated that the body of Faustina was initially conveyed to the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation but later transferred to Korle–Bu for autopsy.
DSP Nanegbe said Owusu admitted the offence in his investigation caution statement as having killed Faustina and caused harm to his stepson.
By Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson
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