Tema, Sept 14, GNA - The Tema Circuit Court 'B' has remanded three men at Christian Village near Ashaiman for beating to death a 25-year old man who was suspected to have stolen some timber boards. The plea of Batambe Kwadwo, farmer, Eric Matse, businessman, and Junic Gorden, a student, were not taken and they will re-appear on September 22. Police Chief Inspector Alice Gyamfi told the court that on August 24 Matse asked the deceased to accompany him to the house of one Felicia Akrasi to have his supper.

At Felicia's house they met Etor, a friend of Matse and according to Mawuse, Etor and the deceased, Kpodo Senanu Courage, planned to steal some timber boards to erect a gymnasium for bodybuilding. Chief Inspector Gyamfi said in the process of stealing the boards from the Baptist Church near Mawuse's house, an alarm was raised. The accused persons and others at large caught up with the deceased beat him until he fell unconscious and deposited his body on a refuse dump. The prosecution said some passers-by took the deceased to the Tema General Hospital but he died the following day. Chief Inspector Gyamfi said the police are still looking for five others who took part in the beating.