A 44-year-old man, Koffe Moluyan, is under police investigation following the death of his wife, Gwator Moluyan, in Handi, Fuamah District, Lower Bong County.
According to a statement given by Mr. Moluyan, the couple went to their cassava farm on the day of the incident to harvest food for their children. After digging several pieces of cassava, he instructed his wife to return to the kitchen.
Mr. Moluyan told investigators that he saw his wife walking toward the kitchen to retrieve a bag. He then proceeded to cut down a dry palm tree that he believed contained bamboon worms, locally referred to as “strong butt.”
He stated that upon felling the tree, he heard a loud sound. Upon checking, he discovered his wife beneath the fallen palm log.
The incident has plunged the Handi community into mourning.
Mr. Moluyan was turned over to the Bong Mines Police Depot for questioning. The Liberia National Police, in coordination with local authorities in Fuamah District, ordered that the body of the deceased be buried.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death is ongoing.
