A 23-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in the heat of an argument has been provisionally charged with murder before an Accra Magistrate court.<\/p>\n
Veronica Akua Operebea plea was not taken when she appeared before the court, presided over by Mr Isaac Addo and was remanded into police custody.<\/p>\n
Presenting the facts of the case, Sergeant Eric Pobee said the complainant, Kasim Okai, is a driver residing at Achimota market, while Veronica is a trader and girlfriend of the deceased, Moro Okai.<\/p>\n
The accused and the deceased lived at Taifa June\/July Railway area in a wooden kiosk together with the suspect\u2019s two children.<\/p>\n
According to Sergeant Pobee, on September 4 2016 at about 9:00 p.m., Moro a commercial driver returned home and did not meet Veronica.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said Moro contacted Veronica on her mobile phone and she explained that she had been to a plot of land they owned at Amasaman.<\/p>\n
When Veronica got home, Moro did not take her explanation kindly and picked up a quarrel with her. They engaged in a fight which resulted in Veronica sustaining a swollen eye.<\/p>\n
According to prosecution, Moro also sustained several bite wounds.<\/p>\n
After the fight, Veronica was said to have entered the kiosk, picked up a kitchen knife to break an iced block to massage her swollen eye when Moro pounced on her.<\/p>\n
Sgt Poree said Veronica turned and stabbed Moro on the left thigh and he fell to the ground.<\/p>\n
Veronica then took her two children and run away to her home town, Suhum.<\/p>\n
After the incident, Veronica\u2019s brother, One Patrick Opare received a phone call from a neighbour that his sister had stabbed Moro. Opare rushed to the scene and found Moro in a pool of blood.<\/p>\n
Opare called their father at Suhum and informed him about what had happened. Their father took Veronica to the Suhum Police station where she lodged a complaint.<\/p>\n
Veronica was arrested and was later handed over to the Achimota Mile 7 Police.
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\nBy: Graphic Online\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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