Crime & Punishment of Friday, 21 October 2011

Source: GNA

Man, 30, murdered in cold blood?

Sekondi, Oct. 21, GNA — Three persons are in the grips of the police for allegedly murdering Kwame Elijah Amedoku, 30, an auto mechanic, at Sefwi Datano in the Western Region.

The suspects are Kwame Nkrumah, 32, Isaac Bayor Elvis, 15 and Charles Bayor, 18, both students of Datano D/C Junior High School.

Briefing the press in Sekondi on Wednesday, Chief Inspector Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, said on October 17 Amedoku was found dead in the middle of Sefwi Baako main road with laceration all over his body.

She said the deceased was travelling on a truck that belonged to Olam Ghana Limited with his personal effects but was later found dead on the road.

She said the police have arrested the driver of the vehicle, Nkrumah, as well as Isaac Bayor Elvis and Charles Bayor who were on board the vehicle to assist them in their investigations.