A 42-year-old farmer, Kofi Nkrumah, has been remanded into police custody by the Bibiani Magistrate Court for attempting to murder his ex-wife, Grace Akose Akowuah, at Sefwi Chirano in the Western North Region.
Presiding over the case, His Lordship Delvin Essandoh ordered that the accused remain in custody for two weeks and reappear before the court on April 3, 2025.
Reports indicate that Nkrumah and Akowuah were married for 15 years but recently separated due to unresolved conflicts.
Allegedly, the suspect lured his ex-wife into a bush, where he inflicted severe cutlass wounds on her and abandoned her beside a river, assuming she was dead.
However, she was later rescued and resuscitated.
Upon learning that his ex-wife had survived, Nkrumah attempted to flee but was apprehended by security personnel of the Ghana Bauxite Company at Awaso after family members of the victim alerted them.
He was subsequently handed over to the Awaso Police and later transferred to the Bibiani Police Command for further investigations.
Following police interrogation, Nkrumah was arraigned before the Bibiani Magistrate Court, where he was remanded pending further proceedings.
Meanwhile, the victim recounted her ordeal to Adom News as she continues to recover from the attack.