The deceased, Regina Efe Incoom, 25, whose arms and hands were chopped off
passed on at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital.
The body has since been deposited at the same hospital’s morgue for
preservation and autopsy.
Superintendent of Police Jonas Agbevam, Nsuaem District Police Commander,
confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the suspect, Eric
Arhin was married to the victim for eight years with two children.
He said the couple were natives of Gomoa Tarkwa in the Central Region and
had lived in Mile 5 for five years.
According to the District Commander, the victim who was a cocoa farmer had
been working tirelessly for years to take care of the home while the suspect
looked unconcerned.
He said the victim became fed up with the husband’s behaviour and decided
to seek for divorce so they could go their separate ways.
On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at about 0900 hours, the victim packed her
personal belongings and the suspect became provoked and went for his machete
while they were in their cocoa farm and inflicted multiple cuts on her after
which he fled from the scene.
Superintendent Agbevam said upon receiving the information, he gathered
some officers and men but while proceeding to the crime scene they met a
helpful witness transporting the victim in a tricycle to the hospital for
treatment.
The police then rushed her to the Dixcove hospital for treatment but the
medical officers on duty referred her to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital,
adding that, “We later sent the arms and hands that were cut off from the body
to the hospital”.
He has, therefore, appealed to the general public to assist the police to
apprehend the suspect.
Source: www.gna.org.gh
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