Man kills himself after killing his wife at Gbetsile

A woman has allegedly been mutilated to death by her husband at Gbetsile Soldier Line in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.

Mr Thomas Kontoh, a man believed to be in his mid-50s, allegedly hanged himself after the incident in the early hours on Tuesday.

Mrs. Lydia Amponsah who’s believed to be in her 40’s, had her ears cut off and suffered multiple cutlass wounds by her husband.

Speaking to the media, the traumatised niece of the deceased, Michaela Okata, who witnessed the incident, narrated that at around 1:30 am Tuesday dawn, Thomas Kontoh allegedly broke into their room with a cutlass and butchered Lydia Amponsah.

“I heard someone knock on our door at dawn. It was my uncle who was calling out my Auntie. He forced his way into the room. He had a cutlass in his hand. After a little disagreement, he slashed her with the cutlass.”

“My auntie asked me to call for help, so I took to my heels, although I didn’t want to go. I wanted to stay behind and save her. I returned to meet my Auntie dead,” she narrated.

Michaela stated her Uncle Mr. Thomas Kontoh chased her in an attempt to also kill her, but she managed to escape into a neighbour’s house.

She stated she returned later to find out that the Uncle has also committed suicide by hanging himself.

According to neighbours, the couple had marital issues in the past, but it is not clear what triggered the brutal assault.

The two bodies has been conveyed and deposited at Morgue for perservation and autopsy.

Story by :
Kwabena Mathew- Silver FM.