Suspect in viral video assaulting wife jailed for 3 months
A 30-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Kwofie, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting his wife in an incident that went viral on social media.
Thirty-year-old farmer Emmanuel Kwofie received a three-month prison sentence with hard labor for assaulting his wife, Diana Mensah, following a viral video of the incident, according to the Western Regional Police Command. Kwofie pleaded guilty to the charge against him in Agona Nkwanta District Court on October 14, 2026. Police investigations revealed that Kwofie accused his wife of having an affair and physically abused her on October 8, 2026, in their home in Domeabra, Agona Nkwanta Municipality.
Kwofie was arrested on October 12, 2026, and brought before the court for arraignment on October 14. The case was presided over by Judge Kuma Selorm Dzata, who accepted Kwofie's plea and imposed the sentence.
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