Ghanaian Footballer, Kwame Bonsu, Sentence To Two Years In Prison For Beating & Raping Wife

A Ghanian footballer who plays for Gefle in the Swedish second tier league, Kwame Bonus, has been sentence to two years in prison for reportedly raping and assaulting his wife of Swedish decent.

According to local media the 22-year-old Kwame Bonsu, will be deported from the country where he has been living since 2013 when he completes his punishment.

The court heard that the rape and beatings took place in the couple's apartment during an evening in November 2015 when he had refused to let her out.

As reported by local media, Bonsu repeatedly denied the charges levelled against him, but testimonies from his wife's relatives led the court to believed the victim's side of the story.

Kwame first met his estranged wife in 2014 when he was playing in the southern Swedish city of Mjölby. They married the following year.

A few months after the wedding, he signed a transfer to the town of Gävle, located about 300 kilometres away from Mjölby. Bonsu's wife had wanted him to stay to continue his studies and this caused serious rift in their marriage.

According to court documents, he will also have to pay 122,600 kronor ($14,000) in compensation to his wife, who is a Swedish national. His lawyer has appealed the sentence.