Man Slashes Throat Of Rival For Marrying His Ex-Wife

The police have arrested a man for the murder of his ex-wife's husband in the village of Edwinase-Munsunkwa, located in the Wassa East District of the Western Region.

The crime is purported to have been committed by the suspect, whose name has been provided as Kojo Arthur AKA Capo, and his accomplice Buabeng.

The Assembly member for the Edwinase Electoral area, George Arthur, confirmed the event to Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson of Connect FM's Omanbapa morning show and said that the suspect had three children with the ex-wife, Edufuwa.

"They were married but because of some personal reasons, they divorced. The lady moved on and met another man in the next community but it seems her ex-husband was still in love with her and decided to fight for her. She has no children with the new husband but they have been living happily until the sad incident happened," he indicated.

He claims that the suspect went to his ex-wife's home in the early hours of Thursday, October13, with a friend and committed the murder out of jealousy.

"They went there with a machete and other weapons. Immediately they got to the house of his ex-wife, they attacked her new husband and slashed his throat. Since there was no one to help, he died out of excessive bleeding. All efforts to transport him to the nearest hospital proved unsuccessful due to the bad nature of our roads," he added.

Robert Osei's body was later deposited at the Jukwa Hospital, and the suspect and his friend were turned over to authorities for further investigation.

"They decided to sneak out from the community after committing the crime but they were apprehended by some youth. They tied them up until the police arrived and handed them over. They are currently in the custody of the Atobiase Police Station in the same district" the Assembly member indicated.