Son jailed for threatening to stab mother
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Joseph Quaye, a 26-year-old unemployed man, who threatened to stab his mother with a knife and a pair of scissors, to four years' imprisonment in hard labour.
Joseph Quaye, a 26-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to four years of hard labor in Tarkwa Circuit Court for threatening to stab his mother with a knife and scissors. He admitted his guilt during the proceedings. The woman, Afua Adenzie, is Quaye's mother and a resident of Ningo, a town near Benso in the Western Region. She reported that Quaye had been arguing with her for some time and had repeatedly made threats against her.
On June 12, 2026, around 7:00 pm, Quaye allegedly walked into Adenzie's residence and began insulting her, calling her a prostitute and other derogatory terms. When she asked him to bathe, he became more agitated and threatened to stab her. Later, on June 13, 2026, at around 2:00 am, Quaye returned to the house while Adenzie and her siblings were sleeping and threatened her with a knife again.
He also expressed a desire to shoot her in the ribs with a gun if he had one. Quaye was arrested at the Benso police station in connection with a stolen gun issue, and Adenzie filed a complaint.
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