Woman Goes Viral For Beating Up Man, Arrested by Police After Incident
- The Police Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team arrested a female suspect who was seen in a viral video assaulting a male victim
- The suspect has been named by the police, as well as another male suspect who was also arrested by the police
- Efforts are ongoing to arrest three other suspects, whom the police have described as being on the run
The woman seen in a video shared on social media assaulting a man has been arrested by the police.
Though there were suggestions that the incident was staged, police are taking it seriously.
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Graphic Online reported that the police Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team arrested the woman and her male victim.
Police in a statement said she was picked up on November 27.
The suspect has been named by the police as Esther Nana Afia Sarfowaa.
She was arrested at Subriso in the Ahafo Ano North Constituency of the Ashanti Region.
A second suspect, Stephen Ofori, was also arrested at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region for his involvement in the incident.
Both suspects are in custody while efforts are ongoing to arrest three other suspects, whom the police described as being on the run.
This arrest came as the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit launched this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, with a strong focus on combating cyberbullying and digital abuse targeting women and children.
The launch took place on November 27 at the Police Depot Cluster of Schools in Accra.
Recent domestic violence concerns
Recently, a man in Ofankor made headlines for the brutal assault of his wife that was caught on camera.
John Odartey Lamptey was picked up on November 17, 2025, at the family residence following widespread public outrage over the assault of his wife, Harriet Amuzu.
Before the incident that went viral, Amuzu said she had been separated from her husband.
She also said she had reported the incident to the police, but there was no attempt to take action and protect her.
The police also arrested two of Lamptey’s siblings, Grace Kushie Lamptey and Louis Odartey Lamptey.
They have been accused of attempting to attack a female tenant they suspected of recording and sharing the viral footage of Lamptey's abuse.
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The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection expressed concern with the incident, which it described as barbaric and also said it was engaging the police on the matter.
The ministry also assured that justice will prevail in matters of domestic violence.
“We reaffirm our commitment to collaborate with all relevant stakeholders in ensuring that perpetrators of domestic violence face the full rigours of the law."
Soldier in viral video assaulting woman arrested
YEN.com.gh reported that the Military police arrested a soldier under similar circumstances in October.
The suspect in the incident was caught on video attacking a pharmacy attendant and a woman. The woman was caught up in the incident because she tried to film the soldier's actions.
The detained soldier was identified as Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Mensah Williams. He was said to be attached to the Ghana Air Force.
The soldier was filmed in a verbal altercation with the pharmacy attendant that escalated into the assault.
Source: YEN.com.gh
