A jilted lover has allegedly killed his girlfriend at Trom, a suburb of Koforidua in the Eastern region.
The tragic incident happened on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Junction 5 in the Trom community.
According to reports, the victim had been in the process of ending the relationship, which led her to relocate to her current residence.
Sources suggest that the suspect visited the girlfriend’s home during a naming ceremony. The girlfriend subsequently invited him to her room, since the programme was at the same venue.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect allegedly engaged in a struggle with the victim, forcibly silencing her by placing a cloth in her mouth before slitting her throat.
Amidst the noise from the ongoing naming ceremony, the victim’s cries for help seemingly went unnoticed.
The knife used in the gruesome act was later discarded by the suspect into a nearby bush at the rear of the house before making a clandestine exit.
Filled with guilt and remorse, the suspect later turned himself to the police. He was in a red shirt bearing the inscription ‘Rest In Peace’.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the morgue.
Investigations are underway to locate the murder weapon.
