Sally's Touch Up: Popular Kumasi Beautician Dies After Being Assaulted By Boyfriend, Man Remanded
- Sally Benson, a beloved Kumasi beautician, has tragically passed following an alleged assault by her long-term boyfriend, Francis Arthur
- Arthur, who is 48, had faced charges in court after the domestic dispute led to Sally's tragic death, and has been remanded
- Sally's father has called for justice, urging the government to uphold the law in light of this heartbreaking incident
Sally Benson, a popular beautician and entrepreneur in Kumasi, has passed away after allegedly being assaulted by her boyfriend, Francis Arthur.
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Arthur, a 48-year-old businessman, is alleged to have beaten Sally, his girlfriend of over 10 years, over a domestic dispute, triggered by suspicions of infidelity.
Francis Arthur, 48, appeared before Her Worship Hilda Esther Wryter at the Asokore Mampong District Court on Tuesday, charged with the April 14 killing of Sally. He is to reappear on May 8, 2026.
How Sally Benson passed away
Police say Sally, along with a female friend, went to Arthur's residence in Ayigya-Maxima after learning that another woman had visited him. When Arthur returned home and was confronted, a heated altercation broke out.
According to Joy News, Chief Inspector Samuel Agyare said Arthur allegedly repeatedly assaulted Benson during the confrontation.
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She collapsed and was rushed to KNUST Hospital in her own vehicle, driven by Arthur, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Her body has since been deposited at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
The deceased, the owner of Sally's Cosmetics Studio and African Special Pub in Asokwa, was a familiar and respected figure in Kumasi's business community.
She was popularly known on TikTok and Instagram as Sally's Touch Up.
See Sally Benson's photos below:
Sally Benson's father calls for justice
Her death has left friends, associates, and family, including her father, Apostle Gabriel Oppong, devastated.
Apostle Oppong reportedly broke down as he recounted what a friend of his daughter had told him about her final moments.
"They rushed her to Tech Hospital; then upon arrival, they said she had already died. Just like that, you have taken my daughter," he reportedly said.
Apostle Oppong noted that the pain was further compounded by the fact that Sally was his only daughter and that her mother had already passed away.
He appealed directly to the state to ensure the law takes its course.
"May the government of Ghana make the laws work for us. May justice prevail," he said.
Arthur is being held in custody ahead of his next court date.
Nurse, baby die in Toyota Voxy crash
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a heartbreaking road crash had claimed the lives of a nurse, her baby, and her sister in the Western Region.
The nurse, who hails from Mampong in the Ashanti Region, was travelling with her baby and sister to an exam in Takoradi when their Toyota Voxy collided with a tipper truck on the Tarkwa-Bogoso stretch.
Social media reacted with sorrow, with some calling for a ban on Toyota Voxy vehicles for long-distance travel.
Source: YEN.com.gh
