The Mankranso magistrate court has remanded a 35-year-old farmer of Yaw-Kobikrom near Mankranso in the Ahafo-Ano South district in prison custody for murder.
The plea of Kwame Yankyera was not taken and would re-appear on May 22.
Police Inspector Abraham Agyei-Mensah told the court presided over by Mr Frank Owusu-Afriyie, that Yankyera and Yaa Basare, the deceased, lived together at the cottage.
He said on April 4, this year at about 0900 hours, the accused went to the farm with the deceased. He said while Yankyera was felling a tree, Basare was also planting cocoyam.
The prosecution said whiles working the accused told the deceased to leave the scene since the tree he was felling was about to fall, but Basare was not able to seek refuge immediately and the tree struck her, killing her instantly.
Inspector Agyei-Mensah said Yankyera reported himself to the Mankranso police and after investigation he was charged.