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W/R: Meet the landlord who allegedly killed girlfriend with hammer over sex denial.

Papa Gyebi had been allegedly reported to have murdered girlfriend witg a hammer.

 The incident which occured on April 24, 2020 in Shama, Western Region. The suspect was told to have killed his girlfriend with a hammer for allegedly refusing him sex.

 At the arrival of the police to the scene they found the room of the suspect locked.

 The police, as told, went round the building and saw the suspect through the window wielding a hammer and threatening to harm anyone who dared open the door.

 The police after refusal of negotiate were left with no option than to force the door open, they took the hammer from him and arrested him with immediate effect. The body of the deceased was found lying in a pool of blood with the head smashed.

Meanwhile there were multiple deep wounds also on the right wrist of the victim which anticipates there were some sought of fight between the two.

 The body of the deceased was then taken and deposited at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Referral Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.

 Meanwhile the suspect was subsequently sent to the custody of the Shama Police to help in police investigation.

Summary

 The residents reported that they heard some exchange of words in the landlord’s room around 12:00am. The girlfriend, Rita, had come the evening before to visit the landlord and slept over.

 “The heated argument started between the two resulting into a struggle which appeared to have ended at about 1:00am, tenants disclosed.

 Around 5:00am one of the residents who wanted to inquire what all the commotion was about, sudden quietness, curiously peeped through Papa Gyabi’s window and found the girlfriend lying motionless in a pool of blood.

 According to her, she grievously went to report it to the rest of her neighbors who together contacted the police.

 More information shows that the deceased has being coming to the Papa Gyebi often since they started dating. They used to have issues but none of them had resulted even in an injury except what has currently happened.

 The hammer that was allegedly used.