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The Awutu Ofaakor District Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Moses for the alleged murder of his girlfriend at Yamoah Nkwanta in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region.
According to information gathered by Citi News, the suspect, who resides at Oboman in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, visited the deceased, identified as Sister Yaa, with the intention of spending the night at her residence.
Reports indicate that a misunderstanding ensued between the couple after the deceased allegedly refused the suspect’s sexual advances. The disagreement reportedly escalated into violence.
Police sources say the suspect attacked the victim with a machete, inflicting multiple wounds. He is further alleged to have dragged her out of her room and smashed her head with a concrete block, leading to her instant death.
The Chief of Awutu Yamoah Nkwanta, who also serves as the Ogyahene of the Awutu Traditional Council, Nai Achiene Acheampong Kuma, told Citi News that he personally reported the incident to the police upon learning of it.
Following the report, the suspect was arrested by police at Yamoah Nkwanta and subsequently handed over to the Awutu Ofaakor District Police Command for further investigations.
The remains of the deceased have since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue, while efforts are underway to contact the family of the victim as investigations continue.
