The Apam District magistrate\u2019s court on Friday fined a 45-year old farmer from Gomoa Gyankrom GH\u00a2180 for beating his wife mercilessly and wounding her in the process.<\/p>\n
Kobla Tekpor pleaded guilty and would go to prison for six months
if he fails to pay the fine. The court also ordered Tekpor to pay a compensation of GH\u00a2250 to the woman, Madam Doris Tordzro to defray her medical bills.
In prosecuting him, Police Chief Inspector Williams Yeboah told
the court that Tekpor and Tordzro are a married couple living together
at Gomoa Gyankrom near Gomoa Mprumen in the Gomoa West District of the
Central Region.<\/p>\n
He said on April 7 2011 at about the accused collected the
victim\u2019s torchlight to visit Gomoa Mprumem.
He said on his return, when the woman requested for her
torchlight, the man become angry and started to beat her. He beat her
with a stick till she became unconscious.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said the woman was rushed to the Apam Catholic
Hospital where she was admitted for four days.
The matter was later reported to the Apam police and Tepkor was
arrested and arraigned before the court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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