Adwoa Pokuah, the woman who stabbed a heavily pregnant woman to death in the Ashanti Region, has said she committed the crime in self-defense.

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Court documents presented by prosecution on Friday, May 29 also indicated that the suspect was heavily drunk at the time the incident happened.

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Her crime led to the death of Akosua Attah, 22, after she suffered multiple stab wounds during a scuffle on May 23, 2020, at Aburaso in the Atwima Kwanwoma District.

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Prosecution told the court that the suspect had questioned the deceased of the whereabouts of her keys when she returned home from town.

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“The suspect who could not find the deceased went to see her friend to accompany her to have a drink,” prosecution told the Asokwa District Court.

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Prosecution told the court that the suspect engaged the deceased in a heated exchange without any provocation resulting in a scuffle between the two.

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“The suspect then went to her kitchen and pulled a knife and stabbed the deceased under her right chest,” Prosecution told the court adding that she was rushed to the Suntreso Government Hospital for treatment, but died shortly after admission.”

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The suspect was subsequently arrested and arraigned. Prosecution, however, prayed the court for adjournment as investigations continue.

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The court presided over by H/H Afua Aduboahene granted the request and adjourned the case to June 16, 2020.

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Lawyer for the suspect, Yahaya Seidu, however, told Prosecution to expedite action on the investigations.

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“Definitely the Attorney General will definitely take over the case and when we get to the appropriate forum we will move to a Higher Court for bail for my client,” Lawyer Seidu told the media.

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Source: Daily Mai

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