‘He wanted sex’ – Woman assaulted by husband in viral video recounts ordeal

Harriet Amuzu, a woman assaulted by her estranged husband in Ofankor, has recounted the harrowing ordeal captured in a viral video. According to her, despite their troubled marriage, her husband, John Odartey Lamptey, allegedly demanded to have sex with her, and when she refused, he assaulted her by smearing pepper on her private parts and attempting to force himself on her.

Amuzu explained her reason for refusing, noting that they had already separated and she had moved out of the matrimonial home. Man in viral assault video remanded; two others charged The victim, speaking to TV3, said this was not the first time she had been abused.

She explained that she had previously filed complaints at the Tesano and Ofankor Police Stations, but nothing was done, even though her complaints were supported by evidence. The couple has two children, aged five and two years.

John Odartey Lamptey was arrested by police on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the family residence in Ofankor. Two of his siblings, Grace Kushie Lamptey and Louis Odartey Lamptey, were also arrested for allegedly attempting to attack a female tenant they suspected of recording and circulating the viral video.

All three have been remanded in police custody and are scheduled to reappear in court at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) Magistrate Court on December 3, 2025. According to the victim, before the incident captured on video, she had moved out of the matrimonial home and returned to her village.

However, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, while attending a funeral in her village, she received a call from Odartey Lamptey, who claimed that their youngest child was sick. She immediately left the village around 3 p.m.

and arrived at Ofankor around 9 p.m. Upon arriving at the house, she found the children playing together and questioned why she had been told that the youngest child was sick.

It was then, she said, that Odartey Lamptey admitted he had lured her back to Ofankor. Later that night, he demanded to have sex with her, but she refused, explaining that they had been separated for five months.
"I was at a funeral on Saturday in my hometown when he called to say that my younger son was ill and that I must return to cater for him. I only came home to find the kids playing, and I asked why he lied to me.

At night, he wanted to have sex with me, I refused because we have been estranged for five months. He told me he had set a trap for me.

He wanted to kill me,” Harriet narrated. The victim added that she had planned to return to her village the following morning.

However, when she approached her children, Odartey Lamptey prevented her from doing so and reiterated that he had intentionally lured her back. She said he called another child, Daniel, to take the children out of the room and then locked the door after they had left.

It was at this point, she said, that her estranged husband began the assault. Harriet further noted that he stripped her naked, removing her underwear and waist beads, claiming ownership of them.

He then beat her with a stick, stepped on her, and at one point, went for a knife, threatening to cut off her hand.
“He wanted to kill

me,” says 32-year-old Harriet Amuzu, a domestic violence survivor whose assault video went viral. She reveals her identity to empower others, detailing horrific abuse and alleging that state agencies failed to act despite her reports.