19-year old robber jailed 21 years after slashing a woman’s face with machete

19-year old robber jailed 21 years: The Cape Coast Circuit Court presided over by Her Honour Mrs Dorinda Smith Arthur has sentenced a 19-year-old young man to 20 years imprisonment.

The convict, Emmanuel Addae popularly known as Kofi Yesu, burst into tears after hearing his jail sentence.

Kofi Yesu had been terrorising the lives of the people of Assin Fosu until he was nabbed in May 2021 and arraigned in court for robbing a female victim and inflicting cutlass wounds on her face.

The prosecuting officer, Chief Inspector Gilbert Ayongo speaking, in an interview with Rainbow Radio’s Oheneba Ambrose, said the convict, Kofi Yesu used weapons such as a machete and other offensive weapons to attack unsuspecting victims.

On May 21, the convict robbed a 21-year-old woman, Irene Agyapong. He slashed her face and her nose and upper lips with a machete. The victim had some of her teeth removed following the incident.

He then made away with her belongings which included mobile phones, money etc. The incident happened around 7 pm after the lady had closed from work.

Chief Inspector Gilbert Ayongo said the sentencing would serve this is as a deterrent to other young men who engage in criminal activities.

Source: Rainbow Radio

The Ghana Police Service has dispatched the director general of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Ken Yeboah, to lead its technical team to find out the reason for the death of Lance Corporal Sarah Adjei, a policewoman.

In a statement issued on Sunday 8 August and signed by the acting director general of public affairs of the Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori, the Service, further to a press release issued by the Eastern Regional Police Command, affirms that “two suspects, namely Timothy Dampare (50), a lotto agent, and Richard Nimo (30), the manager of Misiho Hotel, have been arrested in connection with the death of Policewoman Lance Corporal Sarah Adjei at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region”.

The statement adds: “The director general in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Mr Ken Yeboah, is leading a technical team made up of crime scene managers and the Homicide Unit to unravel the death of the policewoman.”

Preliminary findings

According to the police, “Preliminary investigations established the following sequence of events: The lance corporal, Sarah Adjei, left home, leaving the boyfriend, Timothy Dampare, under lock at her apartment at Nkawkaw on Saturday, 7th August, 2021”.

“The deceased alone then drove a car, a Hyundai Elantra with registration number GE 331-19, belonging to Timothy Dampare, to Misiho Hotel near Nkawkaw at around 12:00 pm for a short stay. At around 7:00 pm the same day, the hotel manager, Richard Nimo, decided to check on the deceased when he noticed there was no activity in the room. On entering the room, he found the deceased lying on the floor.”

The hotel manager, ACP Kwesi Ofori further states, “then reported the incident to the police, who, on arrival, identified the deceased as a staff of the Nkawkaw Divisional Police Command. The police team then visited the home of the deceased and noticed the apartment has been locked with Timothy Dampare in it.

“Two notes were found during police investigations. One was found at the scene of the alleged murder and the other on the balcony of the house of the deceased. The note reads, ‘Dear Mr Timothy Dampare, I told you I owe people money and you decided to help me and you have been with me in my house for one week now and you refused to help me so if anything happen, you have cause it [sic],’” the police statement said.

“The police called the deceased’s mobile number and an unknown male voice answered and informed the police that the deceased owes him an amount of twenty-eight thousand Ghana cedis (GH¢28,000.00), hence the seizure of the Hyundai Elantra vehicle.”

Police assurance

The statement by the director general in charge of public affairs of the Police Service ends with the assurance: “The police are doing everything possible to track the whereabouts of the Hyundai Elantra vehicle used by the deceased and her mobile phone and apprehend the suspect.

”The police are also appealing to members of the public to provide vital information that might help to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of the policewoman.”

–Asaaseradio.com

Missing Takoradi Girls: 2 Nigerian nationals sentenced to death by hanging for killing the girls

Two suspects involved in the four missing Takoradi girls case were on Friday 5 March 2021 slapped with death sentence by the Sekondi High Court.

The two Nigerians Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Oji were charged for kidnapping and murdering Ruth Abakah, 19; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson,18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15.

The two have 30 days within which they can appeal the sentence.

The High Court presided over by Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong, a Court of Appeal Judge with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, gave the sentence after the 7-member jury found them guilty.

The girls went missing between July and December 2018 and confirmed dead by the police in August 2019.

Background

The accused persons in the case were both Nigerian nationals and friends. The first accused Udoetuk Wills who claimed to be a trader was resident in Kansaworado in Takoradi, while the second accused person, John Oji, also claims to be a salesman at a tobacco dealership form in Port Harcourt, Nigeria but often visits Udoetuk Wills in Kansaworado.

The first of the four to be kidnapped was identified as Ruth Abeka 18 and resident at Diabene with the grandparents and other siblings, followed by Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21 and a student of University of Education, Winneba, and resides at Diabenekrom with the parents.

The third victim, Ruthlove Quayson, 18, was a student and also resides at Diabenekrom with her parents, and the fourth Priscilla Mantebea Koranchie, 15, who also resided at Fijai Hills with her parents.