Afia Schwarzenegger Breaks Silence Over Husband

State prosecutors on Tuesday opened the trial of the case brought against Lawrence Abrokwa, the estranged husband of television personality Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa aka Afia Schwarzenegger.

The commencement of the case comes just days after the state had preferred eight fresh charges against the accused, dragged before the Accra Domestic Violence and Gender Base Court.

Abrokwa, a Computer Technician was standing trial before the court over five domestic violence charges; emotional, verbal and psychological abuse, Domestic violence, threat of harm, publication of obscene material and assault.

This followed weeks of speculation that Abrokwa’s vociferous wife and actress, Valentina, was caught in bed with another man barely nine months into their marriage.

Abrokwa purportedly met Afia with her supposed lover in the matrimonial bed and the distraught husband was believed to have recorded the scene.

Although the case was heard in chambers Tuesday, THE PUBLISHER sources say Afia gave her evidence in chief in respect of the case before the court.

It said Afia however did not complete her evidence and she is expected to continue tomorrow, Thursday.

Lawyer Anthony Nanor was spotted in court accompanying Lawrence Abrokwa into the Judge’s chambers when the matter was due for hearing.

The Prosecutor Chief Inspector Maxwell Oppong told the court presided over by Mrs. Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku that Abrokwa on August 30 this year at Dome Pillar 2 in Accra carried a knife without lawful authority.

According to Chief Inspector Oppong, the accused again at the same place and time intentionally and unlawfully caused damage to two lorry tyres worth GH¢900, stole $2,000 and £500 belonging to Afia.

Abrokwa is currently on a GH¢20,000 bail with three sureties who must be gainfully employed.

Facts

The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Oppong told the court that the complainant Afia Schwarzenegger and Abrokwa were legally married and lived together at Dome Pillar Two a suburb of Accra in a house belonging to the complainant.

According to prosecution, Abrokwa packed his belongings and left the house for Dansoman following persistent misunderstanding between them.

On August 29, this year, Abrokwa was informed by their house help one Afia Nyamekye that her mistress had a male visitor who will be spending the night with her.

Prosecution said based on this information, Abrokwa armed himself with a kitchen knife and a bottle containing some liquid purported to be acid.

The prosecutor said Abrokwa proceeded to the house of the complainant, scaled the wall and entered the compound.

The accused found a strange private car which he believed belonged to the visitor parked on the compound; he deflated two tyres of the car and entered the house through the back door with the assistance of the house help.

Acid Trap

Abrokwa entered the bedroom with his mobile phone camera on and forced the bedroom door opened and found Afia and the male visitor in bed.

Prosecution said Abrokwa threatened to film them else he would pour acid on them to cause harm to their bodies.

Chief Inspector Oppong further stated that the male visitor managed to escape during the process but Afia was held captive by Abrokwa who ordered her to go on her knees and declare that she is a prostitute. This happened while Abrokwa had the bottle of supposed acid in his hand.

Afia had no other choice than to obey all his instructions. Abrokwa continued filming the complainant whilst she (Afia) was nude and she pleaded with him to stop filming her.

Prosecution said in the process, Abrokwa assaulted Afia and chased her out of the house.

Naked Afia

Afia escaped and fled to a neighbour who eventually rescued and clothed her.

After the incident, prosecution said Abrokwa transmitted the nude video of his wife to his second mobile phone before reporting the matter to the Police with all the items belonging to the visitor and first phone used in filming Afia.

According to prosecution whilst the case was being investigated by the Police, Abrokwa went ahead and transmitted the video from his phone to Afia’s father on his phone on September 1, this year.

The video however went viral on social media and the bottle containing the said acid was sent to the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) for examination.

On September 13, this year, prosecution said the Police received a report from the GSA that the content in the bottle was water and not acid.

By: Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson/ thePublisher