Man beats wife to death after testing HIV positive

Mr Anthony Gibbah, 34, could not believe his ears when doctors at the Tema General Hospital told him that a test conducted on him revealed that he had contracted the deadly HIV virus.

The story, in the P & P, says Gibbah and his wife, Abena Sintim, now deceased, lived at Kpone near Tema in the Greater Accra Region.

According to investigations, Gibbah used to work with the Lizza Steel Company at Tema, but Abena turned to be the bread- winner when Gibbah lost his job two years ago.

In the course of time, Gibbah was knocked down for weeks by what he believed to be malaria. After undergoing self-medication without any improvement, he is said to have asked his wife to escort him to the Tema General Hospital to see his medical officer uncle. Abena is reported however to have asked a friend to do that in her stead as she had some business hurdles to clear. Gibbah had become very weak by the time he got to the hospital, and so was admitted. After a series of blood tests and examinations to firmly establish the cause of his ill health failed, doctors found it prudent to do an HIV test.

Gibbah fainted just when the result was announced to him. When he regained consciousness, Gibbah told the doctor that his wife was responsible for the fate that had befallen him, since she was a notorious flirt.

P & P investigations further revealed that Gibbah stole himself away from the hospital a week later and headed straight for Kpone, where he allegedly strangled his wife to death.

According to sources, Anthony burst into tears after committing the offence and handed himself over to the Community 8 Police who put him behind bars, pending police investigations.

When P & P contacted the Community 8 Police, they confirmed the incident, adding that the docket on the case has been forwarded to the Attorney General's Department.