Accra:A man convicted of murdering his wife, a doctor at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has lost his appeal after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction. The decision was based on evidence, including a statement he made to his uncle following her death.
According to Ghana Web, the case involved Duah, who was accused of killing his wife, Agnes Yeboah, on April 12, 1985. Agnes was found dead with a knife wound to her chest, and Duah initially claimed she had stabbed herself. However, the court rejected his account and upheld his death sentence, relying on his statement to his uncle, Dr. Francis Duah, where he reportedly confessed, "Meku Aggie," meaning "I have killed Aggie."
The appeal challenged both the use of his uncle’s testimony and the medical evidence. The Court of Appeal ruled that Duah's statement to his uncle was admissible as a confession, as there was no evidence of coercion. Additionally, medical testimony suggested the wound required significant force and was likely not self-inflicted.
The High Court in Accra had convicted Duah of murder on September 12, 1985, sentencing him to death. Despite the appeal, the Court of Appeal dismissed it, describing Duah's claims of a suicide pact as "a sham." The court concluded that the evidence pointed to homicide, leading to the dismissal of the appeal on July 16, 1987.