Margaret is a 44 years mother of four and has been staying with her boyfriend called Mr Francis who is also 67 years old for the past 24 years old. The two of them travelled to Obuasi in search of work, fortunately, the man got a job at a mining . Ten years later he was sacked from the work but was given a compensation of GHC50,000.
Margaret said her boyfriend gave her GHC5,000 before they went back to their hometown. Mr. Francis used part of his money to complete their house and she too used her own to start a business. Years later, her mother-in-law came for GHC1,400 from the money she has been using for her business for her son’s funeral.
The mother-in-law promised to pay it back but after the funeral, she brought only GhC200 to her but Margaret did not accept the money. Her boyfriend then calmed her down and promised to pay the rest of the money to her. The woman narrated that Mr. Francis has not been given her money again, she has been using her money to buy food for the whole family but just recently, her boyfriend usually comes home heavily drunk.
He used to threaten to kill her whenever he gets drunk. The woman said she too has decided not to sleep with him anymore because she is afraid that Mr Francis may harm her if she gets closer to him. According to Mr Francis, he used the money he got from the mining to build his house but his girlfriend don’t give him food if he doesn’t give her money and also don’t want to have affair with him anymore. He revealed that what he is going through made him get drunk always.
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