Man who stabbed cousin over lady jailed

The accused person was, therefore, convicted and sentenced accordingly by the court presided over by Justice Mrs Lydia Osei Marfa.

The prosecution said the deceased Frederick NiiOko Sackey, was a cousin of the accused.

The prosecution said the accused person later became suspicious of the relationship between the deceased and his fiancée of having an affair.

The prosecution said in November 2020,the fiancée went back to the deceased to plead with him to accommodate her as she did not have anywhere to stay.

The prosecution said during the fight, he pulled out the screwdriver, stabbed the deceased in the chest and bolted

The prosecution said a pathologist at Korie-Bu Teaching Hospital gave the cause of death as “perforated right ventricle from the stab injury to the chest”.

It said the accused person confessed to the crime in his caution statement.