The Western Regional Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Kwofie, who was captured in a viral video assaulting a woman identified as Diana Mensan, 20.
According to a police statement dated October 13, 2026, the suspect was arrested by the Agona Nkwanta District Police Command at about 7:00 p.m. on October 12 at Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, a native of Dixcove, is married to the victim, who sells second-hand clothing. The couple reportedly live together at Domeabra in the Agona Nkwanta Municipality.
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The statement, signed by the Head of the Western Regional Police Command’s Public Affairs Unit, Chief Superintendent of Police Olivia E.T. Adiku, said the victim was rescued by a Good Samaritan and taken to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic for medical attention.
She was treated and discharged.
The suspect is currently in police custody and is expected to be put before court, the police said.
