MECHANIC HELD FOR MURDER IN CAPE COAST (SPREAD, JULY 8, 2010)

THE Bakaano Police in Cape Coast have placed in custody a 38-year-old mechanic, Philip Cobbina, aka Amortei, for allegedly murdering Kweku Awortwi, whom Cobbina suspected of having an affair with his wife.
The suspect was arrested at the Moree Junction when he attempted to escape.
According to a source, the deceased, a fisherman, and the suspect, a radio and refrigeration mechanic, are part of a group of friends who have been meeting at Amanful, a suburb of Cape Coast, to share drinks and food.
It said Cobbina had suspected the wife, Ekua Esuon, 23, of having an extra-marital affair with Awortwi.
It added that the victim, who lived at Gyegyeano in Cape Coast, had gone to Amanful last Monday and one of their friends, Abisi, had informed Cobbina that his wife was in the room of a person known as Obeng with Awortwi.
Cobbina was said to have rushed into the room where, on meeting his wife and the deceased, stabbed Awortwi during a struggle.
Esuon could not call for help during the struggle until she realised that Awortwi was in critical condition.
The source said neighbours who rushed to the scene managed to rush Awortwi to the Central Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.