Trader remanded for allegedly butchering two women

Kumasi, Dec. 24, GNA - A Kumasi Circuit Court, has remanded into prison custody a 33-year-old trader for allegedly inflicting severe cutlass wounds on two women.

Richard Adjei, the accused, pleaded guilty to the offence but sentence was deferred to January 8, 2009.

Police Inspector Comfort Baffour-Kyei, prosecuting told the court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Amoh-Yartey that, Veronica Adomi and Ernerstina Agyemfra both traders and complainants are also neighbours to Adjei at the 4BN Uaddara Barracks at Bantama in Kumasi. She said on November 28, this year, at about 2000hours, the complainants were in the house when they heard an unusual noise in the barracks.

At that time, Agyemfra whose son was bathing at the back of the house saw the accused coming towards the house wielding a cutlass, sensing danger he took to his heels to inform his mother. The prosecutor said just when the son was about informing the mother, Adjei entered the house, pushed down Adomi and went straight to Agyemfra, who questioned him about his behaviour.

He said Adjei became angrier by the interrogation and started to inflict cutlass wounds on Agyemfra till she became unconscious after which he turned to Adomi and slashed her with the cutlass but she was rescued by some neighbours who heard the screams.

Adjei was over-powered and he was handed over to the police. In his caution statement, he claimed the complainants were the cause of his marital problems, since they were working against him spiritually. He, therefore, admitted the offence and was charged with causing harm.