A woman dies following an abortion

A man has been taken into custody for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Assin Nsuta, in the Assin South district of Ghana’s Central Region.

“The deceased, a 22-year-old hairdressing apprentice died under mysterious circumstances in her boyfriend’s room at Assin Nsuta,” according to reports.

“The deceased bled profusely and died following an illegal medication her 27-year-old boyfriend administered to her to terminate a two-month-old pregnancy,” it stated.

The suspect, accompanied by his friend took the deceased to Assin Anyinabrim Health Center but was referred to St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

“Durning investigation some pills and empty pill wrappers in the suspect’s room,” according to the police.

“Other drugs were also picked from the deceased room including pregnancy test kits during a thorough search,” police added.

The suspect is in police custody and the body of the deceased has been deposited at the St. Francis hospital morgue pending investigation.