Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 24 March 2007

Source: GNA

Four remanded in police custody for allegedly murdering a girl

Breman Towoboase(C/R), March 24, GNA - The Asikuma - Odoben- Brakwa District Magistrate's court has remanded four people from Breman Towoboase in police custody for allegedly murdering a five-year-old girl, Felicia Abaka.

The plea of Isaac Awuku 49, Kojo Asare 28, Esi Nkrumah 60, and Faustina Acquah 35, were not taken and ordered to re-appear on March 29.

Police Chief Inspector Gershon Awuyeh, prosecuting told the court presided over by Miss Cynthia Hammond that on March 13, this year, father of the deceased Mr Samuel Abaka detected that his daughter, Felicia Abaka was missing.

He said the people organized a search party and the decomposed body of the deceased was found under a tree about 100 meters away from the complainant's house with most of her parts missing. Police Inspector Awuyeh said the corpse was sent to the Cape Coast Government Hospital for autopsy and had been buried. He said police investigations led to the arrest of the accused persons who were charged with the offence. 24 March 07