Man Insert Nails Into Wife’s Genitals Source

A 24-year-old woman is receiving treatment at the Ridge Hospital in Accra after her estranged husband inserted nails in her genitals and poured acid on her. As a result, Doris Amponsah cannot urinate. It all started sometime in January, when Doris’ husband, whose name was given only as Albert, requested to have sex with his wife, who was nursing a baby.

Doris, who was living with Albert in Kumasi then, refused on the grounds that she was still suffering from the trauma of child birth. This led to a quarrel between Albert and his wife, resulting in separation. But for the man, punishing the woman was the best way to end the relationship.

So on February 10, Albert disguised himself as an armed robber and together with three of his friends, allegedly broke into Doris’ room and demanded that she surrenders all her valuable property. She had very little to offer – some pieces of cloth, lace and money. They then pushed nails and screws into her private part.

A medical report from the Komfo Anokye Hospital established that four screws measuring about two inches each were retrieved from her private part. She was said to have had severe abrasion in her private part for which she was admitted at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for four days.

Albert, who was identified by both Doris and their eldest child during the cruel act, was arrested the following day and put before court. He was granted bail and the case adjourned to March 14. But the estranged husband was furious.

He and his friends laid ambush for Doris once again. On March 8, they attacked Doris, and poured acid all over her body apparently to prevent her from attending the court session to give evidence in court.

When the case was brought to the attention of the Minister for Women’s Affairs, Gladys Asmah, she was outraged and directed that Doris should be brought to the Ridge Hospital in Accra for security reasons. She charged at the security agencies, accusing them of not protecting Ghanaian women.

The minister appealed to the Inspector General of Police and the Judiciary to do something about the spate of domestic violence in the country. She said it is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to ensure that such cruelties are curtailed and the perpetrators made to face the full rigours of the law.