Yaw Owusu, a 43-year-old landlord, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing a tenant to death at Awerempe in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region.

Bright Abotsi, 25 years, was rushed to the Berekum Holy Family Catholic Hospital, where the health workers on duty pronounced him dead on arrival.

According to a statement issued and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, the incident happened Friday November 7, 2025, saying the body had been deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

It explained that the suspect accused the deceased of stealing his two mobile phones and that led to a misunderstanding between them, saying the suspect allegedly stabbed the deceased with a knife on his chest area.

The statement said that one Comfort Nyanta, 40, a sibling of the deceased, reported the incident to the police who proceeded to the scene and retrieved the body, which was soaked in blood and had a deep cut on the right side of the upper chest.

It said the suspect was presently in custody as the police investigate the incident, preparing to prosecute the suspect.