A 51-year-old car sprayer, Daniel Anum Komey, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly slashing his girlfriend multiple times with a knife following a misunderstanding.
Komey is also accused of injuring his four-year-old daughter, who tried to intervene and stop him from attacking her mother. He faces two counts of causing harm but pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The incident reportedly began when Charity Agbotsi, Komey’s girlfriend, informed him that she was ending their relationship because she was no longer interested.
The court, presided over by Mrs. Christina Cann, granted Komey bail in the amount of GHC50,000 with two sureties, one of whom must be justified.
This decision came after the defense counsel requested bail and expressed an interest in using Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The case has been adjourned to January 27, 2025.
According to the prosecution, led by Detective Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, the complainant, Janet Appiah, a 40-year-old caterer from Mantsemegome, is a friend of the victim Charity Agbotsi, a 34-year-old caterer.
The prosecution detailed that Komey and Charity had been in a relationship for approximately 14 years, during which they had three children, including the second victim, Wren Naa Ayeley Komey, who is 4 years old.
In January 2024, Komey moved in with Charity, citing issues with his wife. However, after cohabiting for seven months, Komey returned to his wife in August 2024 but continued visiting Charity.
In October 2024, after Charity expressed her desire to end the relationship, a disagreement broke out between the couple, which led to the alleged attack on October 27, 2024, at around 2:00 pm.
The prosecution said the victim left the house with two of their children including victim Wren Naa Ayeley Komey to the complainant’s house which is about 500 metres away from her house to live there for a while.
The court said on Monday, November 28, 2024, at about 7:00 pm whilst eating with her friend and the children, they heard a knock on the door.
Komey then entered the room where they were eating and he threatened that he would not leave until he killed the victim, Charity and killed himself.
Prosecution said Komey showed them a plastic bottle containing a substance he claimed was alcohol and also removed a small bottle from his pocket which he said was pesticide, saying that he was going to kill the victim and commit suicide thereafter.
Prosecution said Komey removed a small knife from his pocket, pounced on the victim Charity and stabbed her indiscriminately.
Victim Wren Na Ayeley Komey in an attempt to stop Komey’s father, was also stabbed with a knife in her right hand by the accused.
Both victims sustained degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Police Hospital and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospitals respectively for treatment, whilst the accused who also sustained a cut on his left hand was arrested by the Police and sent to the Police Hospital for treatment under guard.
ThepProsecution said the victims were later discharged on November 1, 2024, but they were still undergoing treatment.
The court heard on October 31, 2024, Komey was discharged, and the matter was transferred to Cantonments DOVVSU for further action.
The prosecution said the medical forms of the two victims and the accused were duly endorsed by the medical officers who stated the major degrees of injuries on both victims.
