Police arrest man for stabbing his aunt
A 27-year-old man who allegedly stabbed an ex-police officer at her Dansoman-Sahara residence in Accra has been arrested.
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The suspect, Ebenezer Agoah, is said to have stabbed the victim, Sarah Allotey, 64, his aunt, several times after she had refused to give him money he had asked for.
According to the Dansoman Divisional Crime Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Godfred Ferdinand Amengor, Agoah locked himself and the victim up in the living room.
Agoah, who became furious because of the victim’s failure to give him the money, was said to have pulled out a kitchen knife he had hidden in his pair of trousers and stabbed her in the neck and the stomach several times.
Shout for help
The Crime Officer said Madam Allotey shouted for help, which drew some neighbours to the house, only for them to discover that the entrance to the living room had been locked.
The door was forced open by policemen from the Dansoman Police Station who had rushed to the house on receiving a phone call from one of the neighbours.
According to Mr Amengor, Madam Allotey was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood, while Agoah stood a few metres away holding the knife he had used for the assault.
He said the police gave a warning shot and asked the suspect to drop the knife but he refused.
“So we shot at his leg after he had attempted to stab Madam Allotey again on the floor,” he said.
Mr Amengo said the victim and the suspect were rushed to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the Police Hospital, respectively, for medical attention.
Madam Allotey has since been discharged, while Agoah is still on admission at the Police Hospital.
The Crime Officer said investigations had revealed that Agoah had, before the incident, spent some time at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.