Ghana defender John Paintsil is in police custody in his native country after being accused of assaulting his wife.
The former West Ham and Fulham defender, who last played in England with Leicester City, is currently being held in the Legon station in the capital Accra.
‘The information available to us is that he stabbed his wife in the upper eyelid, so we had to quickly rescue the wife and send her to hospital,’ said Accra police spokesman Freeman Tettey.
‘For now, he is in our custody and we are in the investigation process.’
‘The wife scaled a wall to a neighbour’s house for protection and immediately, John Paintsil also pursued her, came to the neighbour’s house, gave him some slaps and threatened to shoot him.
‘That scared the gentleman who rushed to the police to lodge a complaint.’
The police spokesman, Tettey was unable to confirm details on the status of Paintsil’s wife, Richlove’s health.
‘She collapsed, which suggests she is in a critical condition, but for now we don’t know her current state,’ he told BBC Sport.
‘When she is stable, we can start taking statements from her.’
It is understood that the police can only keep Paintsil in custody for 48 hours before deciding whether or not to charge him.
‘By Sunday night, we should have conducted our preliminary enquiry – ahead of possibly giving a court something to look at on Monday.’
Paintsil, 31, was recently a member of the Ghana team that finished fourth at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.
Earlier in the day, the local Ghanian FA had to release a statement denying widespread allegations of inappropriate behaviour by members of the national team in South Africa.
‘The Ghana Football Association (GFA)’s attention has been drawn to allegations of prostitutes invading the camp of the Black Stars during the recent African Cup of Nations campaign in South Africa,’ read the statement.
‘The GFA wishes to state emphatically that the allegation is false and has no basis in fact. The GFA put in place strict security measures around the team to ensure that all players and officials were under constant watch to avoid such issues at all times during the competition.’
The long-serving international has proudly represented his country at both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups.
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