37 Year Old Man Commit Suicide After Killing Ex-Wife
The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, told the media, that "the Police received information on the incident at about midmorning at 11:20 am," adding that some police detectives were quickly dispatched to the scene.
Joana Somiah 
A 37-year-old man has allegedly shot himself after shooting his ex-wife Abena Agatha, 28, to death at close range at Akyem Hweakwae in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, Ghana.
The incident occurred Thursday, July 8, 2021.
Information gathered, revealed, that at about 10:00 am, the man -Yaw Asare invited his ex-wife to his room under false pretence.
The man suddenly pulled a single barrel gun and shot the ex-wife in her chest at close range, he subsequently committed suicide by shooting himself to death at the spot.
The Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, told the media, that "the Police received information on the incident at about midmorning at 11:20 am," adding that some police detectives were quickly dispatched to the scene.
He opined, "that the police saw both bodies lying in a pool of blood in the same room".
However, a single barrel gun and spent shell conceived in the gun’s chamber was seen close to the bodies.
The bodies were conveyed to Abirim government hospital where they were medically declared dead by Dr Atta Larbi Sakyi.
DSP Tetteh said the bodies were subsequently moved to Mamaso Community Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
He said the single barrel gun allegedly used to commit the act will be sent for ballistic examination as part of the investigation.
The cause of his action has not been established by the police.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent
