By Mildred Siabi-Mensah
Sekondi, Oct. 14, GNA –Emmanuel Kwofie, who was captured in a viral video assaulting his wife, Diana Mensah, aged 25, at Domeabra, in the Agona Nkwanta Municipality has been arrested by the district command.
The suspect, a native of Dixcove, was arrested at about 1900 hours on Monday, October 12, 2026, at Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.
A statement signed by Chief Superintendent Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command, said preliminary investigations indicated that Kwofie was married to the victim, who traded in second-hand clothing, and that they lived together at Domeabra.
According to the police, the incident occurred on October 8, 2026, when the suspect allegedly accused his wife of having an extramarital affair and subjected her to severe beating, as captured in the viral video.
The victim was rescued by a Good Samaritan and taken to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic, where she received treatment and was subsequently discharged.
The police said the suspect was in custody and would be put before court.
GNA
Edited by Justina Hilda Paaga/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter Mildred Siabi-Mensah
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