A 40-year-old woman, identified as Mmaa, has been arrested by the Bole District Police Command in the Savannah Region for allegedly murdering her husband at Bole.

The deceased, a farmer, is reported to have had nine children with the suspect, with their youngest child being about four years old.

According to reports citing an account from one of their daughters, the couple had a misunderstanding during the night, but she did not consider it serious and later went to sleep.

She said she was awakened by her mother allegedly threatening to kill her father before attacking him while he was asleep.

The child said she and her siblings immediately ran to seek help from neighbours. Upon their return, they found their father unconscious and lying in a pool of blood.

The victim was rushed to the Bole District Government Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The body has since been released to the family for burial, while the suspect remains in police custody at the Bole Police Station as investigations into the incident continue.

The police are yet to officially disclose details of the alleged motive behind the incident.