Murder - 2 sisters grabbed

Front Page: Daily Graphic, November 26, 2009.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE attempt by a 19-year-old girl to teach her boyfriend a lesson for openly denouncing her turned tragic last Tuesday when an ensuing scuffle between them resulted in the death of her fiancé.
The suspect, Elizabeth Ackah, is now in the custody of the Darkuman Police for allegedly stabbing Boakye Ansah, 31, her boyfriend, to death.
Follow-up investigations resulted in the arrest of Elizabeth’s elder sister, Rose Ackah, 23, who was alleged to have gone to Ansah’s house with Elizabeth.
Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, the Kaneshie District Police Commander, Superintendent Iddrisu Abu Yakubu, said about 9 p.m. on November 24, 2009, Elizabeth went to Ansah’s house at Darkuman with kerosene and a bottle of water which she claimed was acid.
He said Elizabeth allegedly informed Ansah that she was there to teach him a lesson for denying her before another lady, all because Ansah was having an affair with the new girl.
Supt Yakubu said Elizabeth threatened to burn down Ansah’s house and also pour the “acid” on him if he dared to end the relationship between them.
According to him, Ansah, who was said to be an employee of Mantra Ghana, indicated that he would not allow Elizabeth to enter the house and that resulted in the scuffle.
Supt Yakubu said Elizabeth claimed Boakye Ansah had gone for a knife and allegedly threatened to slash her stomach open if she did not leave.
Elizabeth, according to the police, allegedly called her sister, Rose, to come to her aid because Ansah was proving stubborn.
Supt Yakubu said Elizabeth claimed that she had attempted to take away the knife from Ansah but in the ensuing commotion Ansah’s thigh was stabbed.
He said Ansah was pronounced dead on arrival at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where some neighbours had taken him for treatment.
He said another group of neighbours arrested Elizabeth and handed her over to the Darkuman Police, while Rose was arrested later.
Elizabeth told the Daily Graphic that the stabbing had been accidental, since she also had a little cut from the knife on her tummy as a result of the struggle.
She said she had decided to confront the deceased only because she had felt abused and used after they had just terminated a pregnancy.