A farmer shoots a woman to death over burial customs.
Felix Teye, a farmer, has been remanded into prison custody by the Koforidua District Court, presided over by Her Worship Nana Ama Dabbah Fynn Esquire, for allegedly shooting a 27-year-old woman, Kwesi Gladys, to death during a misunderstanding over a burial rite.
The prosecuting officer, Sargent George Defia, told the court that the complainant in the case, Ayertey Albert, 30, is a farmer who lives with his wife in Atua, a suburb of Somanya.
Approximately three months ago, suspect Felix Teye lost one of his daughters, and Kwasi Tia carried her body from Korhwere village to Konkoney to bury her.
The Suspect was supposed to honor an agreement by presenting white fowl and a bottle of locally produced gin (Akpeteshie) to Kwasi Tia in order for him to perform rituals to cleanse himself for carrying and burring the corpse, but Felix Teye failed to do so.
Kwasi Tia became enraged and complained bitterly to the complainant, his wife, and their two daughters, Kwasi Naomi and Kwasi Gladys, that he doesn't feel well because the rituals for him have not been performed.
On July 24, 2022, at approximately 7:00 a.m., the complainant led Kwasi Tia and his two daughters to the suspect's house to mediate for the rituals to be performed for him, but they were met by the suspect's wife, Esther Dede Tetteh, who informed them that the suspect was not at home and that they should leave.
They chose to wait for the suspect to return. Kwasi Tia's daughter, Kwasi Naomi, chose a bench from the house compound for them to sit on, but the suspect's wife violently snatched the bench from her, resulting in an altercation.
The suspect's wife took a pestle from her room and attempted to smack Kwasi Naomi in the head, but her now-deceased sister Kwasi Gladys disarmed and intercepted it.
The wife returned to the room and pulled out another stick to hit Kwasi Gladys, but she was stopped, resulting in a fierce struggle.
The complainant attempted to separate them, but the suspect allegedly shot Kwasi Gladys from a nearby bush about thirty meters away from his house and fled. He was pursued and arrested by the complainant, who recovered a single barrel gun and five live cartridges from him.
Injured Kwasi Gladys was rushed to the Asesewa Government Hospital but died thirty minutes later, according to Physician Assistant Kingsley Akorli.
With the exhibit, the suspect was apprehended by the Asesewa Police. Following an investigation, he was charged and arraigned in Koforidua District Court for a committal trial.
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