A man has jealously slashed the throat of his rival at Edwinase-Munsunkwa in the Wassa East District of the Western Region of Ghana.
The suspect, Kojo Arthur, AKA Capo, is said to have committed the heinous crime with his friend, Buabeng in the late hours of Thursday, October 13, 2022, in the deceased’s house.
Narrating the incident to Connect FM, the Assembly member for the area, George Arthur, indicated that the suspect has three children with the deceased’s wife (Edufuwa) who happens to be the ex-wife of the suspect as well.
“They were married but because of some personal reasons, they divorced. The lady moved on and met another man in the next community but it seems her ex-husband was still in love with her and decided to fight for her. She has no children with the new husband but they have been living happily until the sad incident happened.
“They went there with a machete and other weapons. Immediately they got to the house of his ex-wife, they attacked her new husband and slashed his throat. Since there was no one to help, he died out of excessive bleeding. All efforts to transport him to the nearest hospital proved unuccessful due to the bad nature of our roads.”
He added that “they decided to sneak out from the community after committing the crime but they were apprehended by some youth. They tied them up until the police arrived and handed them over. They are currently in the custody of the Atobiase Police Station in the same district.”
The body of the deceased, Robert Osei, has since been deposited at the Jukwa Hospital whilst investigations are ongoing.