The Police of Asokore-Mampong District have arrested a 26-year-old man who is suspected to have murdered his girlfriend at Parkoso, in the Kumasi metropolis.
The suspect, by name Kwasi Bonsu, allegedly told the police that he killed his girlfriend whose name was given as Samira, a resident of Plazza, because she was cheating on him.
Police confirmed the arrest to the Daily Graphic, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Godwin Ahianyo, said on Monday, December 13, 2021, at around 12 noon, the police had information that the suspect had murdered his girlfriend, and that the body was lying in front of a house at Parkoso Estate.
He said the police proceeded to the scene and found the body of a woman aged about 20 years in a prone position with blocks of cement covering the head.
He informed daily graphic that the police found out that part of the head had been smashed and marks of assault were found on the body.
The body had since been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital mortuary for preservation, identification and autopsy Mr Ahianyo said the suspect, who, was badly injured as a result of the severe beatings by the residents had been sent to the Manhyia Government Hospital where he was treated and discharged. He is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
