After a failed suicide attempt in which he shot his wife for denying him sex, a Ghanaian farmer has been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds. After shooting Doris Amoah, 21, who survived the incident, Charles Soglo, 31, from Adansi Nyakumase in the Ashanti Region, attempted suicide.
Chief Superintendent Yaw Ohene, the Takyi Adansi Fomena District Police Commander, verified the event to AdomNews journalist Isaac Normanyo.
“Charles Soglo shot his hands, losing two fingers in the process, and then shot his chest.
When a squad of officers arrived on the scene, his wife had already been taken to the hospital. “The suspect was then transferred to the hospital,” he added.
Chief Supt Ohene noted that Doris Amoah was rushed to New Edubiase Government Hospital and is responding to treatment.
Also, the suspect has been admitted at the Saint Benito Mini Hospital at Adansi Dompoase and is receiving treatment under strict surveillance.He also confirmed that Police have retrieved the single barrel gun used in committing the crime, and that Charles Soglo will
be arraigned following his treatment.
