The victim, Fortune Dzotefe, fire
service personnel under the National Youth Employment Programme who
suffered deep cutlass wounds on her face and arms with some of her
fingers mutilated was currently on-admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital receiving treatment.
Meanwhile the
suspect, Emmanuel Adome, a teacher at Wlutey RC Basic School is on the
run and being sought by the police in Akatsi.
Misunderstanding
According
to sources the victim had a misunderstanding with the husband over the
issue of marrying a second wife and for some time now had been separated
with the husband.
The suspect is also said to have refused the victim access to their daughter.
Fortune
on Saturday June 18 around 10:00pm reportedly went to her husband’s
house to pick her child but Adome prevented her and further requested
that she spent the night with him.
Fortune
based on her decision not to stay with her husband until he rescinded
his decision for a second wife refused to spend the night with Adome.
Out of anger, Adome allegedly pulled a cutlass and inflicted wounds on Fortune.
Police investigating
In
an interview, the Akatsi South District Police Commander,
Superintendent Dennis Fiakpui indicated that the police on the said date
had a call that a man had butchered his wife around 10:30pm and
subsequently moved to the place.
‘When we arrived, we saw only the woman in a pool of blood and rushed her to the hospital’ he said.
The
commander who said the police have started investigating the matter
appealed to the general public to assist the police locate the
whereabouts of the suspect and get him arrested.
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