A 31-year-old mechanic, Alfred Amamoo Eshun, popularly known as Abeiku escaped death by the skin of his teeth after being set ablaze by his enraged and jealous girlfriend.
Maame Efua Ahema, an elder Sister of the victim told Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson of Skyy Power FM that the incident happened around 11:30pm on Monday when her brother was fast asleep
According to the Elder Sister, the two have been in a relationship for about ten years with three kids.
There have been a misunderstanding between the love birds in recent times.
As a result, the two have been living in different rented rooms in the same house at Appremdu, a suburb of Sekondi/Takoradi
On Monday evening, December, 11, 2017, Mena Ekua, 28, the girlfriend who was suspecting the man of going after another lady in the vicinity laid ambush, sneaked into the man’s room whilst he was asleep and poured a liquid suspected to be fuel on the man.
She later lit a match and set the man who was believed to have been drunk on fire.
This resulted in the man sustaining severe burns. All Properties in the room have also reportedly been burnt to ashes.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at the Kwesimintsim Hospital whilst the woman is in the grips of the Kwesimintsim Police.
Source: Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, Skyy FM
Jealous girlfriend sets lover ablaze
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