The
police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly killing her girlfriend at
an area called Adu Gyamfi at Sowutuom in the Ga Central Municipality of the
Greater Accra Region.
The
police said the suspect (name withheld for security reasons) had been accused of
giving concoction to his 21-year-old girlfriend, Vera Adu, leading to her
death.
According
to the family of the deceased, Vera fell unconscious after taking the said
concoction and was rushed to the Lapaz Community Hospital, but she was
pronounced dead on arrival.
Father
of the deceased, Jerry Adu, told journalists that his daughter had been in a
relationship with the suspect for the past five months.
He
said on August 21, 2019, the suspect visited Vera and the two went to town
together. They arrived in the afternoon and went to Vera’s house to rest and
after about 30 minutes, the suspect came out and gave some bottle which looked
like a beer bottle to an eight-year-old brother of Vera to dispose it of, he
said.
The
label on the bottle was removed before the suspect asked a younger brother of
Vera to throw it in the dustbin, Mr. Adu added.
“The
suspect later left leaving my daughter alone in the room,” he claimed.
After
about 30 minutes, he said Vera called one of her younger brothers to inform him
that she had become weak. She was then rushed to the hospital.
According
to him, the matter was reported to the police that same day.
When DAILY GUIDE contacted Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Favour Ackon-Fletcher, she confirmed the incident and said the suspect was in custody assisting in investigation.
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By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
