A fetish priest has reportedly hacked his ex-girlfriend with a machete at Asamankese in the Eastern region.
The man, identified as Togbe Gadefia attacked the victim, 25-year-old Rakia Huseini on Monday, September 11, 2023, after he heard she was getting married to another man in a few days.
The two had been in a romantic relationship for some time until Rakia suddenly broke up with Gadefia.
According to reports, the fetish priest made all efforts to get his lover back but was unsuccessful.
He then ambushed her in the evening around 9:00 p.m. on Monday and inflicted near-fatal machete wounds on her.
Rakia allegedly resisted the suspect’s attempt to slice off her head with her hand, amputating the forearm in the process.
She was rushed to the Asamankese Government Hospital by some passersby who found her in a pool of blood after the attack.
However, the hospital transferred her to the Eastern Regional Hospital at Koforidua for surgery.
Meanwhile, the suspect turned himself into the police and has been detained pending further investigations.
According to reports, the victim, Linda Agyiri ended the relationship with the suspect Sean Paul after he attacked her uncle with a machete.
He visited her father’s house and when the father denied him access, he angrily attacked him and Linda with a machete.
The two, however, survived after they were rushed to the hospital.