W/R: Court sentences farmer to three months for wife assault
Emmanuel Kwofie, a 30-year-old farmer whose assault on his wife went viral on social media, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Agona Nkwanta District Court in the Western Region.
Kwofie was sentenced on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife, Diana Mensah, following an accusation of infidelity.
The Western Regional Police Command announced the conviction in a press release, confirming that the Agona Nkwanta District Police Command secured the conviction and sentence after arresting and prosecuting the suspect.
In the statement, the police said:
“The Agona Nkwanta District Police Command today 14th October 2026 secured conviction and sentencing of Emmanuel Kwofie aged 30, in connection with an assault incident, which went viral on social media.”
According to police investigations, the assault occurred on October 8, 2026, after Kwofie allegedly accused his wife of having an extramarital affair.
The police said the farmer subjected Mensah to a severe beating. The incident was captured on video, which later circulated on social media and attracted widespread public attention.
The circulation of the footage brought the case into the public spotlight and was followed by police action against the suspect.
Kwofie was arrested on October 12, 2026, four days after the reported assault. He was subsequently brought before the Agona Nkwanta District Court to answer the charge.
Kwofie appeared before the court presided over by His Worship Mr Kuma Selorm Dzata.
During the proceedings, he pleaded guilty to the assault charge and was convicted on his own plea. The court subsequently sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour.
The sentence followed the suspect’s admission of the offence, as confirmed by the Western Regional Police Command.
Police identified Kwofie as a farmer residing with his wife at Domeabra in the Agona Nkwanta Municipality. Diana Mensah, the victim, works as a second-hand clothing trader.
The case progressed from the assault on October 8 to Kwofie’s arrest on October 12 and his conviction and sentencing on October 14, 2026.
The police statement announcing the outcome was signed by Chief Superintendent Olivia Et Adiku, Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command.
Kwofie’s conviction concludes the court proceedings reported in connection with the viral assault incident, with the sentence serving as the formal punishment imposed by the court.
The case has also drawn attention to domestic violence and the importance of reporting incidents of abuse to the appropriate authorities.
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