Suspect in viral video assaulting wife jailed for 3 months

It said the Agona Nkwanta District Police Command secured his conviction on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after he pleaded guilty to the assault charge before the Agona Nkwanta District Court.

The case was presided over by Kuma Selorm Dzata, who convicted the accused on his own plea and sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

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.