Central Region: Man shot wife over 2 ghana cedis at Assin Bepokokooo.
farmer fatally and maliciously shot his wife to death.
YAW OPOKU A 46-year-old Alex Quainoo farmer and a hunter at Assin Bepokokoo in the Assin South District of the Central Region has fatally and maliciously shot his wife, Victoria Asiedu, 46 after the latter failed to give him 2 cedis to buy alcohol.
The victim narrating the incident to Linda Mensah said her husband had earlier requested a torchlight to go on a snail hunting expedition.
The suspect who is currently on the run returned from his hunting around 8 pm on Easter day and demanded 2 cedis for alcohol but when the victim could not afford it an argument broke out.
The suspect then threatened to kill her and without provocation, fatally shot the victim in her two palms after missing the targeted neck.
The victim is currently battling to sustain her life at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu.
The Assin South police command has mounted a search party for the suspect.
