Wenchi: The Wenchi Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced a 26-year-old young woman to 12 months imprisonment for assault and causing harm. Convict Fatima Ansoma pleaded guilty, and the court presided over by Justice Issah Abdul Wahab sentenced her accordingly. Additionally, the court ordered the convict to pay GHS20,000 compensation to cover the medical bills of the complainant.
According to Ghana News Agency, Prosecuting Chief Inspector John Agyare told the court that both the complainant, Mariama Abu, a 32-year-old seamstress, and the convict lived in Brohani, near Nsawkaw in the Tain District of Bono Region. He said on May 1, 2026, around 0930 hours, the complainant, with a deep cut on her right cheek, went to the Nsawkaw Police Station and lodged a complaint against the convict for attacking her on the night of April 30, 2026.
Chief Inspector Agyare reported that the convict assaulted and slashed the complainant's face with a razor blade, leading to police arresting the convict. Investigations revealed that the convict's husband is a relation to the complainant, and they both lived in their family house at Brohani. The convict lived in a different house and often visited her husband.
On the day of the incident, around 2200 hours, the convict visited her husband in the family house and accused the complainant of having a 'secret affair' with her husband. Chief Inspector Agyare stated that a misunderstanding erupted between the convict and the complainant, and in the course of the melee, the convict slapped the complainant on the face, entered her husband's room, picked a sharp razor blade, and slashed the complainant's right cheek.