Police arrest man captured in viral video assaulting his spouse over alleged infidelity

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 30-year-old farmer captured in a viral video assaulting his spouse, Diana Mensah, 25, at Agona Nkwanta within the Western Region.

The police disclosed this in a press release issued on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 by Chief Superintendent Olivia E. Adiku, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command.

According to the assertion, the suspect, recognized as Emmanuel Kwofie, was arrested on Monday, October 12, 2026, at about 7:00 p.m. in Agona Nkwanta.

Preliminary investigations point out that the suspect and the sufferer are married and dwell collectively at Domeabra within the Agona Nkwanta Municipality. The sufferer offers in second-hand clothes.

Police stated the incident occurred on Thursday, October 8, after the suspect allegedly accused his spouse of getting an extramarital affair and subjected her to extreme beating, as captured within the circulating video.

The sufferer was rescued by a Good Samaritan and brought to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic, the place she obtained remedy and was discharged.

The suspect is at the moment in police custody and is anticipated to be put earlier than courtroom.