Jealous man attacks his former girlfriend's new boyfriend

A jealous man has attacked his former girlfriend's boyfriend at Kwabenakwa in Obuasi, the Ashanti Region, Ghana,

According to police report, the suspect slashed the forehead and palm of the man with a cutlass.

The victim, identified as Andrews Opoku, 28, had visited his girlfriend, Christiana Tetteh, at Kwabenakwa in Obuasi, and he was returning home when an ex-boyfriend of Christiana attacked him in the dark.

Opoku bled profusely after the attack and was rushed to the AGA hospital, but he was later on referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi due to the severity of his injuries.

The suspect, whose name has not been disclosed to the public yet, reportedly fled from the scene after committing the heinous crime and the police are doing everything possible to apprehend him from his hideout.

A police report from the Obuasi Divisional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), which has been seen by the paper said the incident reportedly happened on October 21, 2026 around 9pm.

"On his way home the ex-boyfriend of the said woman attacked the son with cutlass and slashed his forehead and left palm without any provocation, and bolted,” the police report disclosed.

According to the statement, a police medical form was immediately issued to the complainant on behalf of the victim, who was then hospitalised, adding that efforts are being made to arrest the suspect to face the law.

"Police Medical Report form was issued to the complainant on behalf of the victim for endorsement. Suspect at large, efforts are being made to get him arrested to assist in investigations,” the report added.