Love gone sour as boyfriend shoot girlfriend and himself to death

Just about two months ago, a 53-year-old Nobert Ataafi was shot and killed in Alavanyo Wudidi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region during a disagreement over palm wine. 

While the Ataafi family is recovering from this tragedy, a cousin of Nobert Ataafi, Sampson Koku Ataafi believed to be in his 30s shot his girlfriend, Owusu Melody and later shot himself to death after he caught the lady with another man. 

According to Kofi George, a resident who narrated the incident to Soireenews, Sampson Ataafi suspected the lady of cheating on him so he ambushed the girlfriend and her new boyfriend as at 1 am on Tuesday, May 26. 

They narrated the story that, Sampson, upon realizing his girlfriend was in the new boyfriend’s room opened fire on the lady through a trap door,  fortunately for Melody, she sustained the gunshot on her left side breast whilst  Sampson thought the lady has died, he opened the gun on himself leading to his sudden death.

Melody Owusu was rushed to Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital in Kpando for medical attention while the body of Sampson Ataafi is yet to be conveyed by the Police. 

Solomon M Ahiable, Volta Region