Crime & Punishment of Friday, 20 April 2018

Source: rainbowradioonline.com

Landlord stabs tenant over rent arrears

A landlord at Bibiani in the Western region has allegedly stabbed his tenant over rent arrears.

Narrating the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, our correspondent, Christopher Anto, said the landlord went to the tenant to demand his two months outstanding rent which the tenant owed him.

However, the tenant, Stephen Okyere, 29, refused to pay the money a situation which resulted in a misunderstanding.

Infuriated by the action by his tenant, the landlord, Paul Kumi, 49, allegedly went in for a knife and reportedly stabbed him [Okyere] multiple times on various parts of his body.

The incident he noted occurred on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The landlord has since gone into hiding after the incident whereas the tenant has been admitted to the hospital.