Ghana: Man, 62, kills wife over divorce

(AGI) - Accra, 3 ago. - A 62-year-old Kwabena Amisah has shot his 57-year-old wife Abena Duah to death. This occurredA at Adansi Bodwosango in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Father of the deceased, Kwadwo Adu narrated the incident to journalists in the West African country. He said the suspect, shot Abena in the chest whilst sheA (deceased) was asleep at his (Adu) house around 12:00 am lastA Monday. He said Kwaben committed the dastardly act because he could not stand the pressure after their 30 year-old marriage cameA to an end. Kwabena Amisah, the suspect, is said to be a drunkard, a habit which the deceased detested, so she threatened to end the marriage. a??The only crime my daughter committed is to advise her husband to stop drinking else she will divorce him. But my in-law paid no attention to my daughter and she was forced to end the marriage and come stay at our family house" her distraught father said. However, the suspect failed to heed to his wife plea,A so she packed her things and left the house. Kwabena who was peeved by his wife's decison, stormed her wife's family house at night and murdered her. a??Kwabena who was not happy about the decision of my daughter came to our house when we were all sleeping and shot her in the chest and later fled the scenea? he said. Kwadwo Adu is appealing to the police to investigate thoroughly to ensure justice for his daughter. The body of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue for autopsy. (AGI) .