A 37-year-old farmer Gideon Abotsi, a.k.a Jarah brutally murdered his three-year-old son to protest his wife’s decision to not have s*x with him. The tragedy occurred in Kpeyiborme community, near Kpeve in the Peki District in the Volta region. Area Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Jonas Agbevam said that the suspect and his wife had been married for 11 years and had four children. The boy he allegedly murdered was the last of his children. Mr Agbevam said that the suspect and his wife had, for some time been having misunderstandings over the upkeep of the children, with the wife accusing the man of being irresponsible, for which reason she would not allow him to make love to her to prevent any unwanted pregnancy. Following that argument, the woman allegedly packed her belongings from her matrimonial home and went to stay with her mother-in-law. Angered by his wife’s behavior, Abotsi, reportedly went to his mother’s house, picked the small boy from his grandmother and took him to his house. He took advatage of the fact that his neighbors had gone to attend to their daily cores and allegedly put his son on a piece of wood and cut off his head with a 'panga' (Machette).
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