The suspect
A man believed to be in his late 30s has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his girlfriend.
The incident happened at Awutu Yamoah Nkwanta in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The suspect was arrested by the Awutu Jei-Krodua District Police Command.
The suspect identified only as Moses was alleged to have inflicted cutlass wounds on the girlfriend after which he used a concrete block to smash the head of the lady to death.
According to sources, the man killed the girlfriend whose name was given as Sister Yaa, because the lady refused him sex.
It was gathered that the lady was found dead in her room in a pool of blood, with a concrete block reportedly placed on her face.
Sources said the suspect, a resident of Oboman in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, had visited the deceased to spend the night.
The incident allegedly occurred after the woman purportedly refused the suspect’s sexual advances.
The Chief of Awutu Yamoah Nkwanta and Ogyahene of the Awutu Traditional Council, Nai Achiene Acheampong Kuma, said he went to the crime scene after he was informed about the incident.
He said upon reaching there, he immediately contacted the Jei-Krodua and Kasoa Ofaakor District Police commands, leading to the swift arrest of the suspect.
The suspect is currently in police custody, assisting with investigations, while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police hospital morgue.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi