A commercial driver at Gbetsiley Soldier in Kpone-Katamanso Municipality, Thomas Kontoh, has butchered his wife, Lydia Amponsah, to death in the early hours of Tuesday.

Kontoh, believed to be in his late 40s, allegedly killed his wife, who was also in her early 40s at their residence and thereafter allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a nearby tree.

According to a police report, Kontoh, the deceased, before committing suicide, inflicted several machete wounds on Lydia in addition to chopping off both ears and cutting open her mouth.

Narrating what happened, Michaela Okata, a niece of Lydia, said at about 0130 hours on Tuesday, she and her aunty were in their room sleeping when the husband came in and suddenly pulled out a machete and started attacking the wife.

She added that she started shouting for help, but no one came to her rescue, so she had to run for her life.

Lydia said she sustained some injuries as Kontoh chased her because she witnessed the incident.

Mr T. T. Rogers, the landlord of the deceased persons, told reporters that even though no one knew what might have triggered the attack, the couple had been having intermittent quarrels over the years, which led to the woman getting her own room.

The couple has six children - two for both the man and woman from their previous relationships and two together, with the youngest being four years old.

The two bodies have since been deposited by the Atadeka Zenu Police at the Police Hospital Morgue for preservation and autopsy.