The Tepa-Danyame New Patriotic Party(NPP) Polling station Chairman Kwaku Seidu has allegedly been arrested for murder.
The suspect, popularly known as Kukrudu, was picked up by police in Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano District of the Ashanti Region.
He reportedly shot his wife over a family land he attempted to sell to settle his debt and provide money for the family’s upkeep.
Mr. Seidu’s two wives upon hearing the decision of their husband reported him to the Danyame Zongo Chief Nana Mazua.
But this did not sit well with the polling station chairman, who immediately pulled a gun and shot one of his wives identified as Sister Adwoa in the presence of the Chief and his family members who were present to settle the misunderstanding.
Assembly member for the Danyame Electoral Area Frederick Nyamekye said that but for the timely intervention of the Police from the Tepa District Command, angry community members would have lynched Mr. Seidu.
The NPP polling station Chairman after his arrest was admitted at the Tepa government hospital for treatment under police surveillance after he was assaulted.
Meanwhile, the lifeless body of the deceased mother of three has been deposited at the Tepa government hospital morgue for preservation.