
Audio By Carbonatix
A woman believed to be in her early 50s has been sentenced to death by a Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Erasmus Gyinae for poisoning her husband.A unanimous decision by the jury had asked her to choose between hanging, torture or lethal injection.The convict, Adwoa Badu who lived with her husband, Kwame Saah and rival, Ama Sakyiwah at Brofoyedur in Anomabo in the Mfantseman District of the Central Region was said to have warned the husband to wait and see her next action after he had called her a hopeless woman.A Principal State Attorney, Mrs. Hanna Taylor who presented the facts, said the two had a heated quarrel leading to insults from both parties with the deceased calling the accused a hopeless woman a fortnight before the man's death.That did not go down well with Adwoa Badu and she warned she would teach the husband a lesson.Earlier reports said the accused who was the second wife had asked her husband to break up with the first wife, Ama Sakyiwah.Mrs. Taylor said the accused poisoned the food she had prepared for the husband that very evening.She continued that the unsuspecting husband ate a chunk of the food and left some for the first wife but the deceased started complaining of a severe stomach upset and abdominal pain after he had finished eating.The prosecutor said the deceased had severe diarrhoea and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.Ama Sakyiwah who endured severe stomach upset and abdominal pain and diarrhoea was however treated and discharged from the hospital.During police interrogation the accused, who had married the deceased for seven (7) years confessed to poisoning the food.Meanwhile, counsel for the convict, Paa Kwesi Apeatse says he will appeal against the decision since an autopsy report revealed no poison in the deceased's body.Source: The Ghanaian Observer
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Daboya–Mankarigu residents urge Roads Minister to intervene in delayed road project
2 minutes -
Police summon Kwadwo Safo Akofena over shooting incident involving former Dome-Kwabenya MP
9 minutes -
Firearm cannot be displayed without IGP’s approval – Security expert
11 minutes -
Private security firms cannot legally arm guards for self-protection – Dr Adam Bonaa
13 minutes -
The Million dollar bank in every university
25 minutes -
Ghana highlights disability inclusion progress at UN Conference in New York
32 minutes -
Ghana calls for stronger global support for disability inclusion at UN conference
48 minutes -
Gender Ministry begins community dialogue on social protection in Northern Region
52 minutes -
Ghana seeks greater investment and renewable energy support through SEforALL partnership
55 minutes -
Ghana deepens energy partnership with SEforALL to advance energy access, sustainable development
55 minutes -
GhYA urges National Research Fund to prioritise young scientists and research infrastructure
1 hour -
Kwaku Azar to deliver lecture on political parties’ drift from visions and ideologies
1 hour -
Avocado: Ghana’s next €2bn export win
1 hour -
Cedi makes strong comeback against dollar; going for GH¢12.10 in retail market
2 hours -
Dome-Kwabenya MP condemns alleged shooting of Adwoa Safo, urges swift police action
2 hours