ANIN J.A.: The appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife, one Adjoa Bosuo, at the Sunyani criminal session on 22 June 1972, after he had been tried and found guilty by a seven-man jury. The facts of the case were simple and not complicated. The appellant, a farmer, married the deceased and they cohabited happily together for about seven years at Faomae Badu prior to the incident. There wore two issues of the marriage. On the day in question, 2 November 1970, the couple went to farm and returned home in the evening. After supper they retired to bed. There was no evidence of any rupture in their cordial relations throughout that fateful day and night. According to the testimony of the first prosecution witness, Francis Kofi Fofie, (the appellant’s first cousin) who lived in the same house as the couple, the appellant knocked at his door at about 1 a.m. that same night and aroused him from sleep shouting: “Kofi wake up, wake up.” The first prosecution witness promptly answered th…
NKYIFIE
V.
THE REPUBLIC
(1977) JELR 69216 (CA)
Court of Appeal 20 Jun 1977 Ghana
BriefBot Summary
- The appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife and daughter. - The appellant confessed to the crime and reported himself to the police. - The appellant claimed to have killed his wife and daughter while in a dream-state or state of
Case Details
Judges:ANIN JA,ANNAN JA,FRANCOIS J.A.
Counsel:DR. PREMPEH FOR THE APPELLANT; D. K. AFREH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:[1977]2 GLR 429
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