A Security Officer stationed at the University of Cape Coast is reportedly behind bar for  raping and killing his ex-girlfriend on the Eve of Christmas.

The 45 year old man identified as Adolf Coffie was said to have lured his former girlfriend, Maame Serwaa into the bush where he raped her and hit her with an object after the sexual encounter.

The tragic incident was reported by a hunter who said he heard screams of the woman only to rush to the scene to find Adolf attempting to bolt.

According to the Police, Adolf abandoned Serwaa on the roadside and bolted after the hunter threatened to kill him if the woman was not rushed to the hospital.

The hunter who upon reaching the roadside saw that Serwaa had been abandoned by Adolf rushed to her aid but she passed out after she gave details of the suspect.

The police subsequently arrested Adolf and charged him with murder.

He has since been remanded into police custody by a Cape Coast High Court pending further investigations and due to reappear on January 9, 2018.

Adolf, a father of five, is said to have been engaged as a security officer about a decade ago at the University of Cape Coast.