Police in Kumasi are investigating the circumstances under which a driver of the Bank of Ghana is alleged to have shot to death his lover in a hotel room in the Ashanti region.
Edwin Awuku and Maame Yaa, who are believed to be lovers, reportedly checked into the hotel in the evening of New Year’s Day.
It is not certain as to what happened afterwards but Maame Yaa was found dead on Thursday morning, January 2, 2020.
The deceased is believed to have been shot in the neck at close range with a pistol and the police suspect Mr Awuku the lover, is behind it.
Police sources say, the suspect also sustained some injuries on the arm and is currently on admission and under police guard at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
It is unclear who shot him, the police suspect foul-play after his wife accompanied by a hotel receptionist reported the incident to the police.
Mr Edwin’s wife, according to sources, lodged a complaint that her husband had been shot by an unidentified person.
Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at KATH morgue pending an autopsy, as police further investigates.
