From Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu,
Sefwi-Fuachiekrom
A settler farmer at Sefwi-Fuachiekrom in the Western Region caused a stir in the town when he shot and killed the ex-husband of his girlfriend in the full glare of the girlfriend and his stepdaughter.
After killing his rival, Kwesi Atta-Kwame, 25, a Beninois, and a friend, Theophanous Tawiah, also 25, reported to the police that they had fought with an unknown person and shot him in the process.
According to the Western Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Chief Inspector Olivia Adiku, who briefed The Mirror, the two men claimed they had seen Ameyaw Atamuda, the deceased, on their farm and a fight had ensued, during which the deceased had pulled a knife which scratched Atta-Kwame.
After investigations, however, the police discovered that the deceased had been killed by the two and his body dumped in a bush near his cocoa farm.
According to Chief Inspector Adiku, investigations also showed that the deceased’s ex-wife and his daughter, who were traumatised by the incident, had since left the town for an unknown destination.
She said before the discovery of the body, the suspects had been asked to lead the police to the scene but they took the investigators to a different location.
She said the body of the deceased was found in a state of decomposition, with multiple gunshot wounds on it.
“We combed everywhere but we could not find the body. The suspects said the deceased had bolted after he had been shot and could not tell if he died or not,” the police said.
According to the police PRO, it was after the discovery of the body that it was realised that Atta-Kwame and his accomplice had actually killed the ex-husband of his girlfriend.
The unregistered shotgun which was used in the act has since been retrieved.
The suspects have been remanded by a court to reappear on December 7, 2010.
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