A 54 year old man is currently on the run for attacking his wife with acid, resulting in her death. Agya Kwaku alias ‘schoolboy’ poured acid on his wife, Maame Abena Safoah, 45, at their matrimonial home at Atwima Mim near Nkawie in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region,Ghana.
Safoah suffered serious burns on her entire body due to the quantity of acid poured on her. The corrosive liquid also burned her mattress and floor carpet. The couple had quarreled that day over their inability to have children in the 20 year old relationship.
An eyewitness, Akua Asantewa, who lives in the smae building with the couple said that around 11 pm onTuesday night, she heard loud screams coming from Safoah’s room. On getting there, the door was locked.
Safoah suffered serious burns on her entire body due to the quantity of acid poured on her. The corrosive liquid also burned her mattress and floor carpet. The couple had quarreled that day over their inability to have children in the 20 year old relationship.
An eyewitness, Akua Asantewa, who lives in the smae building with the couple said that around 11 pm onTuesday night, she heard loud screams coming from Safoah’s room. On getting there, the door was locked.
