Mother of two sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering husband with broken bottle
A High Court in Accra has sentenced a mother of two, Lydia Aboagye, to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of murdering her husband, Kweku Gyasi, following a domestic dispute at Omanjor in 2021. The conviction followed a full trial in which a seven-member jury returned a 5–2 majority verdict of guilty, the minimum majority […]
In Accra, a High Court has sentenced Lydia Aboagye, a mother of two, to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband, Kweku Gyasi, following a domestic dispute in 2021. The verdict came after a full trial where a seven-member jury delivered a 5-2 guilty majority, the minimum required by law. The prosecution presented their case, calling three witnesses, while Aboagye represented herself and called her mother as a witness.
After 39 minutes of deliberation, the jury returned the guilty verdict. Lydia Aboagye remained silent before sentencing. The judge informed her that she had one month to appeal the decision before the Court of Appeal. According to witnesses, the incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on November 3, 2021, in Omanjor-Dwenewoho. A misunderstanding between the couple escalated, and Lydia Aboagye allegedly stabbed her husband with a broken Coca-Cola bottle, causing severe bleeding.
She left the room, locked Kweku Gyasi inside, and disposed of the bottle in a nearby bush. The landlord discovered him and called for help, leading to his untimely death. Lydia Aboagye returned to the scene, attempted to clean the bloodstains, and was subsequently arrested by neighbors.
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