Superintendent Juliana Obeng addressing the media in Accra about the murder incident
Source: Africa Publicity
A 35-year-old Ghanaian man is in hospital and unconscious after he drank a poisnous substance in an attempt to end his own life after allegedly stabbing to death, his 26-year-old girlfriend named Mabel Asantewaa.
The Head of Public Affairs at the Greater Accra Regional Police Command, Superintendent Juliana Obeng, briefed the media about the murder incident.
According to her, the incident happened at Chinese, a neighborhood in Weija within the Greater Accra Region.
She said preliminary investigation by police indicates that Mabel was stabbed in her room by the suspect, Samuel on September 10, 2025.
After stabbing his girlfriend to death, Superintendent Obeng said Samuel quickly attempted to kill himself by consuming a poisonous substance.
She said he became unconscious after drinking the substance and was rushed to the Kasoa Polyclinc in the Central Region for medical care.
She added that he remains unconscious but in a stable condition.
She said the body of Mabel has been taken to the police hospital mortuary.