A 41-year-old woman has been arrested by the Police for allegedly contracting a man to kill her business partner in Kumasi in the Ashanti region.

The suspect, Joyce Antwi, who is a trader and a resident of Buokrom Estate, and her intended victim are business partners who trade in plywood at Akwatia Line.

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According to reports, Joyce, in October 2015, collected an amount of GH¢99,000 from the victim to fund her business with a promise to pay back.

The victim in April 2017 approached the suspect and gave her a June 2017 deadline to settle the amount.

According to police, the victim wanted to invest the money in her business since life was becoming difficult for her.

The suspect agreed to pay back the money by the stated deadline but on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, the suspect approached the complainant and contracted him to murder the victim for a fee of GH¢5000.

The complaint agreed to the offer and was given a part payment of GHS2,500, promising to provide the balance after the job was executed.

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On Friday  May 26, 2017, Joyce picked the complainant to the residence of the victim at Buokrom Estate.

The complainant alerted the police who on Saturday  May 27, 2017 went to the victim’s residence and asked her to invite the suspect over.

The suspect was arrested two hours later when she showed up.

The Ashanti regional police commander, DCOP Ken Yeboah, addressing the press said Joyce confessed in her caution statement of contracting the complainant to commit the crime.