The Western Central Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into a murder case that occurred at Mahamo, a village near Benso, in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
The suspect, John Asiedu, 32, is currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
The incident was confirmed in a press statement signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Beatrice Turkson, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Central Regional Police Command, Tarkwa, and copied to the Ghana News Agency.
According to the statement, on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at about 10:20 a.m., committee members of Mahamo arrested the suspect and handed him over to the Benso Police Station with bloodstains on him, following a report that he had unlawfully harmed the victim, now deceased.
Preliminary investigations indicated that a misunderstanding had ensued earlier that day between the suspect and his wife, Gifty Yoke. The deceased, who lived near the couple, intervened to separate them, but the suspect became displeased with the intervention.
The suspect later went to the deceased’s residence armed with a piece of wood and inflicted multiple injuries on the left side of his head. Some residents rushed the victim to the Mahamo Clinic, where he was treated and discharged.
On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the victim’s condition deteriorated, and he was sent back to the same clinic for further medical attention, but he died shortly after arrival.
The body of the deceased has been conveyed to the Apinto Government Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy, while efforts are underway to contact the relatives of the deceased.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga /Audrey Dekalu
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Feb.10,2026
