GHANA: COURT SENTENCES FARMER TO DEATH
the Ho High Court in Ghana, presided over by Mr Justice Kofi Essel Mensah,
the Ho High Court in Ghana, presided over by Mr Justice Kofi Essel Mensah, sentenced Kofi Fiaku, a farmer from Bekpoe near Dabala in the South Tongu District, to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend.
In December 2008, Zashie Gbeve was hacked to death with a machete while returning from a funeral.
Fiaku was arrested on December 18, 2008, and admitted the offence, alleging that the girlfriend owed him GH¢90.
In December 2008, Zashie Gbeve was hacked to death with a machete while returning from a funeral.
Fiaku was arrested on December 18, 2008, and admitted the offence, alleging that the girlfriend owed him GH¢90.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Graphicghana.com, 05/07/2009)